carbocation
/ˌkɑː(ɹ).bəʊˈkæt.aɪ.ən/noun
carbocation is spelled C-A-R-B-O-C-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carbocation means “Any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carbocation is carbocations.
How many letters and syllables are in carbocation?
| Letters | 11: C-A-R-B-O-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 carbocation?
Carbocation appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 carbocation?
- /ˌkɑː(ɹ).bəʊˈkæt.aɪ.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of carbocation
- carbocations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carbocation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carbocation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | carbocatión |
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 carbocation come from?
From carbo- + cation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).