encephalization
noun
encephalization is spelled E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, encephalization means “The amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total bodymass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of encephalization is encephalizations.
How many letters and syllables are in encephalization?
| Letters | 15: E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 encephalization?
Encephalization appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 encephalization
- encephalizations plural
- encephalisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does encephalization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total bodymass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does encephalization come from?
From encephalize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).