syllabisation
"syllabisation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“syllabisation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of syllabization.
Corpus desk
Index EN-syllabisation · syllabisation · English
syllabisation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | syllabisation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “syllabisation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
syllabisation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of syllabization.".
syllabisation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From syllabise + -ation. The correct English form is syllabisation, spelled S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of syllabization.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how syllabisation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In reading dissyllables, trissyllables, &c. it will be easy for teachers to make their scholars understand, that instead of the division, they should substitute the simple or articulated sound which is represented by the letters that are annexed to it, and read the word all together: and that these divisions are inserted only for the sake of facilitating…
This in print, I must say, does not look very promising as a rendering of a Pigeon’s note, but pronounced (as the natives do it) in a sort of throaty whisper, it is quite suggestive of the call, though not so actually like it as the “Biti-fin” phrase, or as is the syllabisation which appeals most to my ears—“Too-too: tutta-tutt-too.”
Etymology
From syllabise + -ation.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.