Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vocation

/voʊˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
vo-ca-tion
IPA
/voʊˈkeɪʃən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A divine calling to establish one's lifestyle.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin vocātiōnembor. Old French vocationbor. Middle English vocacioun English vocation From Middle English vocacioun, from Old French vocation, from Latin vocātiō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: vocacioun, vocation, vocātiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /voʊˈkeɪʃən/
  • British English: /vəʊˈkeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

vocations (plural)

Derived Forms

vocational vocationer

Frequently Paired Words

vocative avocation

Synonyms

career calling occupational group

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce vocation?
The recorded pronunciation is /voʊˈkeɪʃən/.
What does vocation mean?
A divine calling to establish one's lifestyle.
Where does vocation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce vocation

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