Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

notification

/ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
no-ti-fi-ca-tion
IPA
/ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of notifying.

Uncountable

noun

A specific piece of information that serves to notify.

Countable

noun

A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: notification, notificacion, nōtificātiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • British English: /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

notifications (plural)

Derived Forms

counternotification denotification misnotification nonnotification prenotification renotification undernotification

Phrases

casualty notification death notification e-notification notification appliance notification area notification bell push notification toast notification

Synonyms

presentment notice telling apprisal

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce notification?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/.
What does notification mean?
The act of notifying.
Where does notification come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce notification

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