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hesitation

10 letters · 5 vowels · 5 consonants

Is HESITATION a word?

Yes. HESITATION is a 10-letter noun. indecision in speech or action Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell HESITATION?

H-E-S-I-T-A-T-I-O-N

HESITATION contains 10 letters, begins with H, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. indecision in speech or action

2noun

  1. a certain degree of unwillingness

    “a reluctance to commit himself”
Synonyms
vacillationwaveringreluctancehesitancydisinclinationindisposition
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score13points
Words With Friends13points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is HESITATION spelled?

H1E2S3I4T5A6T7I8O9N10
Starts withHESFirst 3 letters
Ends withIONLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats I, T
Vowel balance5 / 5Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →10-letter words →Words starting with HES →Words ending in ION →Words made from HESITATION →Words with A →Words with E →Words with H →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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hebetation15 ptsherniation13 ptshesitating14 ptshesitative16 ptshabitation15 ptshematozoon24 ptshemelytron18 ptshemihedron19 ptshemipteron17 ptshesitaters13 ptshesitators13 ptshesitatory16 pts

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About HESITATION.

How do you spell HESITATION?

HESITATION is spelled H-E-S-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. It contains 10 letters.