denudation
noun
denudation is spelled D-E-N-U-D-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, denudation means “The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of denudation is denudations.
How many letters and syllables are in denudation?
| Letters | 10: D-E-N-U-D-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 denudation?
Denudation appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 denudation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-denudation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of denudation
- denudations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does denudation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
- 2
The loss of the cellular covering of (the interior or exterior surface of an organ, etc.).
Severe radiation poisoning results in the total denudation of the gastrointestinal tract.
- 3
The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does denudation come from?
From Middle French dénudation, from Latin denudatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).