stimulation
/ˈstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/noun
stimulation is spelled S-T-I-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stimulation means “A pushing or goading toward action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stimulation is stimulations.
How many letters and syllables are in stimulation?
| Letters | 11: S-T-I-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th 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 stimulation?
Stimulation appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 stimulation?
- UK /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˈstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
- Australia /stɪm.jʉːˈlæɪ.ʃən/
Stimulation 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)-Vininn126-stimulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stimulation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stimulation 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 stimulation
- stimulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stimulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pushing or goading toward action.
- 2
Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.
- 3
An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stimulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stimulation |
| German | Stimulation, Anregung |
| Portuguese | estimulação , estímulo |
| Spanish | estimulación |
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 stimulation come from?
From Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).