explanation

Other forms of explanation

plural

explanations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about explanation

What does explanation mean?

explanation means "a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in explanation?

explanation has 4 syllables: ex-pla-na-tion. The stress falls on "na". In IPA it is /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/.

What is another word for explanation?

Close synonyms include account. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is explanation a common word?

explanation is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. 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 explanation?

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