epilation
/ɛpɪˈleɪʃən/noun
epilation is spelled E-P-I-L-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epilation means “The removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epilation is epilations.
How many letters and syllables are in epilation?
| Letters | 9: E-P-I-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 epilation?
Epilation appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 epilation?
- /ɛpɪˈleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Gt59514-epilation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of epilation
- epilations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epilation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root.
- 2
The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Epilation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense removal of hair:
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 epilation come from?
From French épilation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).