impregnation
/ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/noun
impregnation is spelled I-M-P-R-E-G-N-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impregnation means “The act of making pregnant; fertilization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impregnation is impregnations.
How many letters and syllables are in impregnation?
| Letters | 12: I-M-P-R-E-G-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 impregnation?
Impregnation appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 impregnation?
- UK /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/
Impregnation 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)-Vealhurl-impregnation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with impregnation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as impregnation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- authorization
- degradation
- deportation
- inauguration
- deprivation
- depreciation
- visualization
- denomination
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 impregnation
- impregnations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impregnation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
- 2
The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
- 3
That with which anything is impregnated.
- 4
An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impregnation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fécondation, imprégnation |
| German | Befruchtung |
| Portuguese | impregnação, fecundação , permeação |
| Spanish | empreñación (disused), fecundación, fecundización, impregnación |
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 impregnation come from?
From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).