constriction
/kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/noun
constriction is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, constriction means “The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of constriction is constrictions.
How many letters and syllables are in constriction?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 constriction?
Constriction appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 constriction?
- /kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/
Constriction 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)-Wodencafe-constriction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of constriction
- constrictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does constriction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
- 2
A narrow part of something; a stricture.
- 3
A compression.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Constriction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of narrowing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | constricción |
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.