violation
/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/noun
violation is spelled V-I-O-L-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, violation means “An infraction or a failure to follow a rule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of violation is violations.
How many letters and syllables are in violation?
| Letters | 9: V-I-O-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,595th 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 violation?
Violation appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th 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 violation?
- /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
Violation 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)-Vealhurl-violation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of violation
- violations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does violation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- 2
Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
- 3
slangAn insult, especially a severe one.
Nahh saying that to bro is actually a violation 💀
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Violation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or instance of violating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | infraction |
| German | Verletzung |
| Portuguese | violação |
| Spanish | violación, vulneración |
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 violation come from?
Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“to treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).