cupellation
/kjuːpəˈleɪʃən/noun
cupellation is spelled C-U-P-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cupellation means “The act or an act of cupellating, the assaying of a precious metal in a cupel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cupellation is cupellations.
How many letters and syllables are in cupellation?
| Letters | 11: C-U-P-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 cupellation?
Cupellation appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 cupellation?
- /kjuːpəˈleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cupellation
- cupellations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cupellation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or an act of cupellating, the assaying of a precious metal in a cupel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cupellation come from?
From cupellate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).