aestivation
/ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/noun
aestivation is spelled A-E-S-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aestivation means “A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aestivation is aestivations.
How many letters and syllables are in aestivation?
| Letters | 11: A-E-S-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 aestivation?
Aestivation appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 aestivation?
- /ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of aestivation
- aestivations plural
- æstivation
- estivation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aestivation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
- 2
The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
- 3
obsoleteThe spending or passing of a summer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aestivation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | estivation |
| German | Sommerschlaf |
| Portuguese | estivação |
| Spanish | estivación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aestivation come from?
Borrowed from Latin aestīvātiō, from Latin aestīvō, aestīvāre (“to spend or pass the summer in a place”), from aestīvus (“of or pertaining to summer”), from aestās (“summer”) + -īvus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).