veneration
ven·e·ra·tion/ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/noun
veneration is spelled V-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ven·e·ra·tion). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, veneration means “The act of venerating or the state of being venerated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of veneration is venerations.
How many letters and syllables are in veneration?
| Letters | 10: V-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ven·e·ra·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 veneration?
Veneration appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 veneration?
- /ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
Veneration has 4 syllables, split ven·e·ra·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-veneration.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with veneration?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as veneration.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: enervation.
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 veneration
- venerations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does veneration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
- 2
Profound reverence, respect or awe.
- 3
Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Veneration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of venerating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | veneración |
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 veneration come from?
From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).