relocation
/ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪʃən/noun
relocation is spelled R-E-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, relocation means “The act of moving from one place to another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of relocation is relocations.
How many letters and syllables are in relocation?
| Letters | 10: R-E-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is relocation?
Relocation appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 relocation?
- /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪʃən/
Relocation 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-relocation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of relocation
- relocations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does relocation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of moving from one place to another.
- 2
Renewal of a lease.
- 3
The assigning of addresses to variables either at linkage editing, or at runtime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Relocation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense moving to another place:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déménagement, délocalisation |
| German | Umzug, Übersiedlung, Umsiedlung |
| Spanish | mudanza, traslado, reubicación, translado, mudamiento (disused) |
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 relocation come from?
From re- + location.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).