remuneration
/ɹɪˌmju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun
remuneration is spelled R-E-M-U-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, remuneration means “Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of remuneration is remunerations.
How many letters and syllables are in remuneration?
| Letters | 12: R-E-M-U-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th 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 remuneration?
Remuneration appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 remuneration?
- UK /ɹɪˌmjuː.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- US /ɹɪˌmju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- /ɹə.mju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Remuneration 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). Recordings: En-au-remuneration.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with remuneration?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as remuneration 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 remuneration
- remunerations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remuneration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
- 2
A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
- 3
A recompense for a loss; compensation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remuneration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rémunération , salaire |
| German | Vergütung, Belohnung, Bezahlung , Lohn, Arbeitsvergütung, Entlohnung |
| Portuguese | remuneração , compensação |
| Spanish | remuneración, contraprestación , salario, sueldo |
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 remuneration come from?
From Latin remūnerātiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).