stipulation
/ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/noun
stipulation is spelled S-T-I-P-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stipulation means “The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stipulation is stipulations.
How many letters and syllables are in stipulation?
| Letters | 11: S-T-I-P-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 stipulation?
Stipulation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 stipulation?
- /ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Stipulation 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)-Flame,_not_lame-stipulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stipulation
- stipulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stipulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
- 2
Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that.
- 3
The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
- 4
A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stipulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | clause |
| German | Abmachung, Ausbedingung, Bestimmung, Maßgabe, Übereinkunft, Vereinbarung |
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.