exhalation
ex·ha·la·tion/ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən/noun
exhalation is spelled E-X-H-A-L-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ex·ha·la·tion). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exhalation means “The act or process of exhaling; breathing out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exhalation is exhalations.
How many letters and syllables are in exhalation?
| Letters | 10: E-X-H-A-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·ha·la·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 exhalation?
Exhalation appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 exhalation?
- /ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən/
- [ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃn̩]
Exhalation has 4 syllables, split ex·ha·la·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-exhalation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exhalation
- exhalations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exhalation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of exhaling; breathing out
short exhalations of breath
- 2
That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam
exhalations from the earth or flowers
- 3
A bright phenomenon; a meteor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exhalation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or process of exhaling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ausatmen, Ausschnaufen, Ausatmung |
| Spanish | exhalación, espiración |
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 exhalation come from?
From Latin exhālātiō, from exhālō (“to breathe out, to exhale”), from hālō (“to breathe”). Equivalent to exhale + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).