registration
/ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/noun
registration is spelled R-E-G-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, registration means “The act of signing up or registering for something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of registration is registrations.
How many letters and syllables are in registration?
| Letters | 12: R-E-G-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,153rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is registration?
Registration appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce registration?
- US /ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Australia /ˌɹed͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/
Registration has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-registration.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with registration
Also written: registration number.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with registration?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as registration from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of registration
- registrations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does registration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of signing up or registering for something.
Complete the registration process.
- 2
That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.
Did you submit your car registration yet?
- 3
Alignment, e.g. of colors or other elements in a printing process.
- 4
The location where guests register, especially with a hotel.
The elevators are just past registration.
- 5
The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.
- 6
UKEllipsis of registration number.
Did you get their registration?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Registration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enregistrement |
| German | Registrierung, Anmelden , Anmeldung , Empfang |
| Portuguese | registo, registro , recepção, receção |
| Spanish | registración, inscripción, matriculación, registro , recepción |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does registration come from?
From register + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).