dilatation
/ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/noun
dilatation is spelled D-I-L-A-T-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dilatation means “Prolixity; diffuse discourse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dilatation is dilatations.
How many letters and syllables are in dilatation?
| Letters | 10: D-I-L-A-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dilatation?
Dilatation appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 dilatation?
- /ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
- /dɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
- /ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Dilatation has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dilatation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dilatation
- dilatations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dilatation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
- 2
The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
- 3
A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dilatation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of dilating; dilation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dilatation |
| German | Vergrößerung |
| Spanish | dilatación |
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 dilatation come from?
From Old French dilatation, from Late Latin dīlātātio, early 15th c.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).