ebullience
ebul·li·ence/ɪˈbʊl.jəns/noun
ebullience is spelled E-B-U-L-L-I-E-N-C-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (ebul·li·ence). It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ebullience means “A boiling or bubbling up; an ebullition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ebullience is ebulliences.
How many letters and syllables are in ebullience?
| Letters | 10: E-B-U-L-L-I-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ebul·li·ence |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 ebullience?
Ebullience appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 ebullience?
- UK /ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/
- UK /-ˈbʌl-/
- US /ɪˈbʊl.jəns/
Ebullience has 3 syllables, split ebul·li·ence in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ebullience.wav, En-us-ebullience.mp3, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ebullience
- ebulliences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ebullience mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A boiling or bubbling up; an ebullition.
- 2
The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ebullience in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ébullition , joie de vivre |
| German | Überschwänglichkeit, Überschwang |
| Spanish | efervescencia, vivacidad |
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 ebullience come from?
Borrowed from Latin ēbullientem + English -ence (suffix meaning ‘having the state or condition of’). Ēbullientem is the accusative feminine or masculine singular of ēbulliēns (“boiling”), the present participle of ēbulliō (“to boil”) (from ē- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + bulliō (“to bubble; to boil”) (from bulla (“bubble; bubble-shaped object”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to blow; to inflate”))) + -ēns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).