distention
/dɪsˈtɛnʃən/noun
distention is spelled D-I-S-T-E-N-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, distention means “Alternative form of distension (“the act of distending”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of distention is distentions.
How many letters and syllables are in distention?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-T-E-N-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is distention?
Distention appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 distention?
- /dɪsˈtɛnʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with distention?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as distention.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tendonitis.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of distention
- distentions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distention mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of distension (“the act of distending”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does distention come from?
From Middle French distension.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).