salvation
/sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/noun, verb
salvation is spelled S-A-L-V-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salvation means “The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salvation is salvations.
How many letters and syllables are in salvation?
| Letters | 9: S-A-L-V-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.9 times per million words; the 7,672nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is salvation?
Salvation appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd 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 salvation?
- /sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/
Salvation has 3 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-salvation.ogg, En-GB-salvation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of salvation
- salvations plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- salvatioun
- salvationing participle, present
- salvationed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salvation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
Collective salvation is not possible without personal salvation, but the latter is achievable.
- 2
The act of saving, rescuing (in any context), providing needed safety or liberation; something that does this.
- 3
The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.
verb
- 1
rareTo save, in the religious sense; to bring to salvation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Salvation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process of being saved (religion):
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 salvation come from?
From Middle English savacioun, from Old French savaciun, salvaciun, from Latin salvātiō. Displaced native Old English hǣlu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).