crematory
adjective, noun
crematory is spelled C-R-E-M-A-T-O-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crematory means “Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crematory?
| Letters | 9: C-R-E-M-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 crematory?
Crematory appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 crematory?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-crematory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crematory
- crematories plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crematory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies.
noun
- 1
The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crematory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crématoire |
| Portuguese | crematório |
| Spanish | crematorio |
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 crematory come from?
From cremate + -ory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).