habituation
/həˌbɪt.juˈeɪ.ʃən/noun
habituation is spelled H-A-B-I-T-U-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, habituation means “The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of habituation is habituations.
How many letters and syllables are in habituation?
| Letters | 11: H-A-B-I-T-U-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 habituation?
Habituation appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 habituation?
- /həˌbɪt.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
- /həˌbɪt͡ʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
- /həˌbɪt͡ʃ.ʊˈeɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-habituation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of habituation
- habituations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does habituation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
- 2
The process of becoming accustomed to an internal or external stimulus, such as a noxious smell or loud noise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Habituation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of habituating, or accustoming:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | habituación |
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 habituation come from?
From Middle English habituacioun, from Medieval Latin habituātio. By surface analysis, habituate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).