restitution
/ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/noun
restitution is spelled R-E-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, restitution means “A process of compensation for losses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of restitution is restitutions.
How many letters and syllables are in restitution?
| Letters | 11: R-E-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st 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 restitution?
Restitution 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 restitution?
- UK /ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/
- US /ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/
Restitution 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-au-restitution.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with restitution?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as restitution from its last stressed vowel (/uʃən/):
- distribution
- institution
- contribution
- pollution
- prosecution
- persecution
- dissolution
- substitution
- dilution
- Confucian
- destitution
- Rosicrucian
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 restitution
- restitutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does restitution mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A process of compensation for losses.
- 2
The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
- 3
A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
the restitution of an elastic body
- 4
That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
- 5
The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate restitution?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of restitution: rest..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Restitution in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense legal: process of compensation for losses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | restitution |
| German | Entschädigung, Rückerstattung |
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 restitution come from?
From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio. By surface analysis, restitute + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).