reparation
/ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/noun
reparation is spelled R-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reparation means “A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reparation is reparations.
How many letters and syllables are in reparation?
| Letters | 10: R-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 reparation?
Reparation appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 reparation?
- /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/
Reparation 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-reparation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reparation?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as reparation.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: praetorian.
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 reparation
- reparations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reparation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).
- 2
archaicThe act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.
the reparation of a bridge or of a highway
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reparation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réparation |
| German | Reparation, Entschädigung, Wiedergutmachung , Reparatur |
| Portuguese | reparação , reparo |
| Spanish | reparación |
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 reparation come from?
Borrowed from Latin reparātiō, reparātiōnis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).