concretion
noun
concretion is spelled C-O-N-C-R-E-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, concretion means “The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of concretion is concretions.
How many letters and syllables are in concretion?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-C-R-E-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 concretion?
Concretion appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 concretion?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-concretion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with concretion?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as concretion.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: concertino.
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 concretion
- concretions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concretion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.
- 2
A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.
- 3
A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor.
- 4
The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concretion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | concreción |
| German | Konkretion |
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 concretion come from?
Borrowed from French concrétion, or Latin concretio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).