abruption
/əˈbɹʌp.ʃn̩/noun
abruption is spelled A-B-R-U-P-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abruption means “A sudden breaking off or breaking away; a violent separation of bodies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abruption is abruptions.
How many letters and syllables are in abruption?
| Letters | 9: A-B-R-U-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abruption?
Abruption appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abruption?
- US /əˈbɹʌp.ʃn̩/
Abruption has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-abruption.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abruption
- abruptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abruption mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA sudden termination or interruption.
- 2
A sudden breaking off or breaking away; a violent separation of bodies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abruption come from?
From abrupt + -ion. From Latin abruptio, from abrumpo (“to break off”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).