solution

Other forms of solution

plural

solutions·

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 solution

What does solution mean?

solution means "a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in solution?

solution has 3 syllables: so-lu-tion. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /səˈluʃən/.

What is another word for solution?

Close synonyms include answer, result, resolution, solvent, root. 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 solution a common word?

solution 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 solution?

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