dormition
dor·mi·tion/dɔɹˈmɪʃ(ə)n/noun
dormition is spelled D-O-R-M-I-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (dor·mi·tion). It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dormition means “The process of falling asleep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dormition is dormitions.
How many letters and syllables are in dormition?
| Letters | 9: D-O-R-M-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: dor·mi·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 dormition?
Dormition appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 dormition?
- UK /dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
- US /dɔɹˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
Dormition has 3 syllables, split dor·mi·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-dormition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dormition?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dormition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃn/):
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 dormition
- dormitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dormition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of falling asleep.
- 2
The process of death or the actual death itself.
- 3
The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dormition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | adormimiento, adormecimiento , dormición |
| French | dormition |
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 dormition come from?
Borrowed from Middle French dormition, from Latin dormītiōnem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).