gelation
/d͡ʒɪˈleɪʃən/noun
gelation is spelled G-E-L-A-T-I-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gelation means “The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gelation is gelations.
How many letters and syllables are in gelation?
| Letters | 8: G-E-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gelation?
Gelation appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 gelation?
- /d͡ʒɪˈleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gelation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gelation?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gelation.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: legation.
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 gelation
- gelations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gelation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing.
- 2
The formation of a gel, especially from a sol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gelation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The formation of a solid by cooling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | congélation |
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 gelation come from?
From Latin gelātiō (“freezing”), from gelātus (“frozen”), past participle of gelō (“to freeze”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).