remediation
/rɪˌmiːdiˈeɪʃn/noun
remediation is spelled R-E-M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, remediation means “The act or process of remedying a situation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of remediation is remediations.
How many letters and syllables are in remediation?
| Letters | 11: R-E-M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 remediation?
Remediation appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 remediation?
- UK /rɪˌmiːdiˈeɪʃn/
Remediation has 5 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).
What rhymes with remediation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as remediation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/, British pronunciation):
- migration
- authentication
- implantation
- dislocation
- congratulation
- transmutation
- legitimation
- prorogation
- financialization
- intercommunication
- profanation
- axiomatization
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 remediation
- remediations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remediation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of remedying a situation.
The site required extensive environmental remediation before it could be used for other purposes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remediation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense action or process to remedy a situation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rattrapage, réparation, dépollution |
| German | Sanierung, Wiedergutmachung |
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 remediation come from?
From remediate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).