scanlation
scan·la·tion/skænˈleɪ.ʃən/noun
scanlation is spelled S-C-A-N-L-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (scan·la·tion). It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scanlation means “The act or process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga, Chinese manhua, or Korean manhwa) into another…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scanlation is scanlations.
How many letters and syllables are in scanlation?
| Letters | 10: S-C-A-N-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: scan·la·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 scanlation?
Scanlation appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 scanlation?
- US /skænˈleɪ.ʃən/
Scanlation has 3 syllables, split scan·la·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-scanlation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scanlation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scanlation 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 scanlation
- scanlations plural
- scanslation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scanlation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga, Chinese manhua, or Korean manhwa) into another language, typically for free distribution over the Internet.
- 2
A comic that has been scanned, translated; the product of a scanlation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scanlation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | scanlation , scantrad |
| German | Scanlation |
| Spanish | scanlation |
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.