simulation
/ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃn̩/noun
simulation is spelled S-I-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, simulation means “Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of simulation is simulations.
How many letters and syllables are in simulation?
| Letters | 10: S-I-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th 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 simulation?
Simulation appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 simulation?
- UK /ˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃn̩/
- US /ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃn̩/
Simulation 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-simulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with simulation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as simulation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/):
- information
- formation
- preparation
- presentation
- relation
- identification
- observation
- variation
- obligation
- notification
- calculation
- reconciliation
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 simulation
- simulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does simulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
This exercise is a simulation of actual battle conditions.
- 2
The process of simulating.
Despite extensive simulation in the design phase, the aircraft failed to behave as expected.
- 3
A video game designed to convey a more or less realistic experience, as of a sport or warfare.
Some kids in the classroom will be playing simulations after school.
- 4
Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.
- 5
The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when no foul has been committed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate simulation?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of simulation: SIM, sim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Simulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | simulation , déguisement , comédie |
| German | Simulation , Schwalbe |
| Portuguese | simulação , fingimento |
| Spanish | simulación , piscinazo |
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 simulation come from?
First attested in 1340 as Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation/simulacion, from Latin simulātiōnem, from simulō (“imitate”). Morphologically simulate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).