crucifixion
cru·ci·fix·ion/ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/noun
crucifixion is spelled C-R-U-C-I-F-I-X-I-O-N, 4 syllables: cru·ci·fix·ion. The wrong spelling people search most is crucifiction: about 240 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 10 of all searches for the word. Crucifixion is a noun meaning “An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead”. The plural of crucifixion is crucifixions.
How many letters and syllables are in crucifixion?
| Letters | 11: C-R-U-C-I-F-I-X-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cru·ci·fix·ion |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, crucifiction, about 240 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell crucifixion?
Crucifixion is spelled C-R-U-C-I-F-I-X-I-O-N. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 10 of the searches for crucifixion in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is crucifixion?
Crucifixion appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 crucifixion?
- /ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/
Crucifixion has 4 syllables, split cru·ci·fix·ion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-crucifixion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crucifixion
- crucifixions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crucifixion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
Rome used crucifixions as a deterrent, and standard for the 'vilest' crimes, such as slave rebellion.
- 2
The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
- 3
colloquialThe military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
- 4
An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
The suspects' hostile interrogation amounted to a public crucifixion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crucifixion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crucifiement , crucifixion |
| German | Kreuzigung, Kreuzigen |
| Portuguese | crucificação, crucifixão |
| Spanish | crucifixión |
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 crucifixion come from?
From Middle English crucifixioun, from Late Latin noun of process crucifīxiō, from perfect passive participle crucifīxus (“fixed to a cross”), from crux (“cross”) + fīgō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).