carbonation
noun
carbonation is spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carbonation means “The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act or process of creating that state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carbonation is carbonations.
How many letters and syllables are in carbonation?
| Letters | 11: C-A-R-B-O-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th 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 carbonation?
Carbonation appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 carbonation?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-carbonation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of carbonation
- carbonations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carbonation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act or process of creating that state.
Soda pop is basically sugar water with a little bit of flavoring and added carbonation.
- 2
The amount or level of dissolved carbon dioxide remaining in solution.
Celia didn't eat at the diner anymore because she thought the carbonation in their fountain drinks was off.
- 3
The replacement of calcium hydroxide with calcium carbonate triggered by a chemical reaction.
- 4
Synonym of carbonization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carbonation come from?
From carbonate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).