reticulation
/ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/noun
reticulation is spelled R-E-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reticulation means “A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reticulation is reticulations.
How many letters and syllables are in reticulation?
| Letters | 12: R-E-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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; 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 reticulation?
Reticulation appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 reticulation?
- US /ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-reticulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reticulation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reticulation 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 reticulation
- reticulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reticulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes.
Near-synonym: (lines) graticulation
- 2
A method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reticulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Netzwerk, Netzstruktur , Vernetzung, Runzelkornbildung |
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 reticulation come from?
By surface analysis, reticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, reticulate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).