flexion
/ˈflɛk.ʃən/noun
flexion is spelled F-L-E-X-I-O-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flexion means “The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flexion is flexions.
How many letters and syllables are in flexion?
| Letters | 7: F-L-E-X-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is flexion?
Flexion appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 flexion?
- US /ˈflɛk.ʃən/
Flexion has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-flexion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with flexion?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as flexion from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkʃən/):
- section
- direction
- detection
- perfection
- complexion
- deflection
- interconnection
- imperfection
- interjection
- dejection
- circumspection
- bisection
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of flexion
- flexions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flexion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- 2
The state of being bent or flexed.
- 3
Deviation from straightness.
- 4
datedThe variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does flexion come from?
Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French. By surface analysis, flex + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).