emanation
e·ma·na·tion/ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/noun
emanation is spelled E-M-A-N-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables (e·ma·na·tion). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emanation means “The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emanation is emanations.
How many letters and syllables are in emanation?
| Letters | 9: E-M-A-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: e·ma·na·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 emanation?
Emanation appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 emanation?
- /ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/
Emanation has 4 syllables, split e·ma·na·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-emanation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of emanation
- emanations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emanation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
- 2
That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.
Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
- 3
obsolete(physics, chemistry) The element radon (Rn)
- 4
The generation of the Son and the procession of the Holy Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emanation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émanation , radon |
| German | Ausströmen, Emanation , Ausströmung, Ausstrahlung, Ausdünstung |
| Spanish | emanación |
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 emanation come from?
From emanate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).