detraction
/dɪˈtɹækʃən/noun
detraction is spelled D-E-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, detraction means “The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of detraction is detractions.
How many letters and syllables are in detraction?
| Letters | 10: D-E-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 detraction?
Detraction appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 detraction?
- /dɪˈtɹækʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-detraction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of detraction
- detractions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does detraction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.
- 2
A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.
- 3
The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does detraction come from?
From Middle English detraction, detraccion, detraccioun, from Old French detraccion, from Latin dētractiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).