coarctation
/ˌkoʊˌɑɹkˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
coarctation is spelled C-O-A-R-C-T-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coarctation means “A congenital stricture or narrowing of a short section of the aorta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coarctation is coarctations.
How many letters and syllables are in coarctation?
| Letters | 11: C-O-A-R-C-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coarctation?
Coarctation appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 coarctation?
- UK /ˌkəʊ.ɑːkˈteɪ.ʃən/
- UK /ˌkəʊ.ɑːkˈteɪ.ʃn̩/
- US /ˌkoʊˌɑɹkˈteɪ.ʃən/
Coarctation has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with coarctation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coarctation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coarctation
- coarctations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coarctation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A congenital stricture or narrowing of a short section of the aorta.
- 2
obsoleteA confinement to a narrow space.
- 3
obsoleteA pressure; that which presses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate coarctation?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of coarctation: coarc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coarctation come from?
Borrowed from Latin coarctātiō (“drawing or crowding together”, noun), from coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”) + -ātiō (“-ation”, action noun suffix); equivalent to coarctate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).