corrugation
/ˌkɔɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/noun
corrugation is spelled C-O-R-R-U-G-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corrugation means “The process of corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corrugation is corrugations.
How many letters and syllables are in corrugation?
| Letters | 11: C-O-R-R-U-G-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 corrugation?
Corrugation appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 corrugation?
- /ˌkɔɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corrugation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corrugation
- corrugations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corrugation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.
- 2
washboarding (the appearance of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).