elusion
noun
elusion is spelled E-L-U-S-I-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elusion means “The act of eluding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of elusion is elusions.
How many letters and syllables are in elusion?
| Letters | 7: E-L-U-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 elusion?
Elusion appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
Forms of elusion
- elusions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elusion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareThe act of eluding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does elusion come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēlūsiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).