survival
/sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/noun
survival is spelled S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,814th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, survival means “The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of survival is survivals.
How many letters and syllables are in survival?
| Letters | 8: S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,814th 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 survival?
Survival appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,814th 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 survival?
- UK /səˈvaɪ.vəl/
- UK /səˈvʌɪ.vəl/
- US /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/
Survival 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-survival.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with survival?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as survival from its last stressed vowel (/aɪvəl/):
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 survival
- survivals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does survival mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
His survival in the open ocean was a miracle; he had fully expected to die.
- 2
Of, relating to or aiding survival.
persecution survival plan
- 3
The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
- 4
A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Survival in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | survie |
| German | Überleben , Relikt, Überbleibsel, Überlebsel, Überrest |
| Portuguese | sobrevivência |
| Spanish | supervivencia, pervivencia, sobrevivencia |
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.