ululation
ulu·lat·ion/ˌjuljuˈleɪʃən/noun
ululation is spelled U-L-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ulu·lat·ion). It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ululation means “The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ululation is ululations.
How many letters and syllables are in ululation?
| Letters | 9: U-L-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ulu·lat·ion |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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; 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 ululation?
Ululation appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 ululation?
- UK /juːljʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
- UK /ʌljʊ-/
- US /ˌjuljuˈleɪʃən/
Ululation has 3 syllables, split ulu·lat·ion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ululation.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ululation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ululation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ululation 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 ululation
- ululations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ululation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ululation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense long, loud cry or howl:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | you-you |
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 ululation come from?
] Borrowed from Latin ululātiō, from ululō (“to howl, shriek, yell”) (from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root) + -ātiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)). By surface analysis, ululate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).