electrification
/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfɪkeɪʃən/noun
electrification is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electrification means “The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of electrification is electrifications.
How many letters and syllables are in electrification?
| Letters | 15: E-L-E-C-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is electrification?
Electrification appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 electrification?
- /ɪˈlɛktɹɪfɪkeɪʃən/
Electrification has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-electrification.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of electrification
- electrifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does electrification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
- 2
The adaptation (of a home, farm, village, city, countryside, industry, railroad) for electric power.
rural electrification
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Electrification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | électrification |
| German | Elektrifizierung, Elektrifikation, Elektrisierung |
| Portuguese | eletrificação, electrificação |
| Spanish | electrificación |
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 electrification come from?
From electrify + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).