granulation
noun
granulation is spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, granulation means “The formation of granules, or of cereal grains” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of granulation is granulations.
How many letters and syllables are in granulation?
| Letters | 11: G-R-A-N-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is granulation?
Granulation appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 granulation?
- US
Granulation has 4 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)-Flame,_not_lame-granulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of granulation
- granulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does granulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
- 2
The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.
- 3
The condition of being granulated.
- 4
Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.
- 5
A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
- 6
The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Granulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense formation of granules:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | granulation |
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 granulation come from?
From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).