eclosion
noun
eclosion is spelled E-C-L-O-S-I-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eclosion means “The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eclosion is eclosions.
How many letters and syllables are in eclosion?
| Letters | 8: E-C-L-O-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 eclosion?
Eclosion appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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).
What rhymes with eclosion?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as eclosion.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: colonise.
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 eclosion
- eclosions plural
- eclosure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eclosion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eclosion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense emergence from pupa or egg:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schlüpfen, Ausschlüpfen |
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 eclosion come from?
Borrowed from French éclosion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).