conduction
/kənˈdʌkʃən/noun
conduction is spelled C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conduction means “The conveying of heat or electricity through material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conduction is conductions.
How many letters and syllables are in conduction?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is conduction?
Conduction appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 conduction?
- /kənˈdʌkʃən/
Conduction has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conduction.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-conduction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conduction
- conductions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conduction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
- 2
The act of leading or guiding.
- 3
obsoleteThe act of training up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conduction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conveying of heat or electricity through material:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conduction |
| German | Konduktion, Leitung |
| Portuguese | condução |
| Spanish | conducción |
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 conduction come from?
Borrowed from Latin conductio, conductionem (“a bringing together”); equivalent to conduct + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).