consummation

Questions about consummation

What does consummation mean?

consummation means "the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in consummation?

consummation has 4 syllables: con-sum-ma-tion. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˌkɑnsəˈmeɪʃən/.

Is consummation a common word?

consummation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with consummation?

29 words rhyme with consummation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.