distension
/dɪsˈtɛnʃən/noun
distension is spelled D-I-S-T-E-N-S-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, distension means “The act of distending” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of distension is distensions.
How many letters and syllables are in distension?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-T-E-N-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 distension?
Distension appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 distension?
- /dɪsˈtɛnʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of distension
- distensions plural
- distention
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distension mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of distending.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Distension in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act or occasion of distending or swelling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | distensión |
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 distension come from?
Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).