remission
re·mis·sion/ɹəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/noun, verb
remission is spelled R-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (re·mis·sion). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, remission means “A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of remission is remissions.
How many letters and syllables are in remission?
| Letters | 9: R-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·mis·sion |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 remission?
Remission appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 remission?
- UK /ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
- US /ɹəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
Remission has 3 syllables, split re·mis·sion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-remission.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with remission?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as remission from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: missioner.
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 remission
- remissions plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- remissioning participle, present
- remissioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remission mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
- 2
A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
- 3
A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour.
- 4
An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.
Her cancer was in remission.
- 5
An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.
- 6
A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal.
- 7
Reflection or back-scattering of light by a material; (to send back)
verb
- 1
To change the mission of; to provide with a new mission.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remission in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rémission, pardon |
| German | Erlass, Vergebung , Nachlaß , Nachlassen, Remission |
| Portuguese | remissão |
| Spanish | remisión |
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.