resignation
/ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/noun
resignation is spelled R-E-S-I-G-N-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, resignation means “The act of resigning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of resignation is resignations.
How many letters and syllables are in resignation?
| Letters | 11: R-E-S-I-G-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th 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 resignation?
Resignation appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 resignation?
- US /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Australia /ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/
- /ˌɹez.əɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/
Resignation 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: En-us-resignation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with resignation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as resignation 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 resignation
- resignations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resignation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of resigning.
Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.
- 2
A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
hand in one's resignation
- 3
An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.
- 4
The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resignation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démission , résignation |
| German | Rücktritt, Niederlegung, Kündigung , Resignation , Rücktrittserklärung |
| Portuguese | demissão , resignação |
| Spanish | dimisión, renuncia , resignación |
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 resignation come from?
From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).