incapacitation
/ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
incapacitation is spelled I-N-C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, incapacitation means “The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of incapacitation is incapacitations.
How many letters and syllables are in incapacitation?
| Letters | 14: I-N-C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 incapacitation?
Incapacitation appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 incapacitation?
- /ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
Incapacitation has 6 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).
Forms of incapacitation
- incapacitations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incapacitation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification.
I dare not whisper to myself a pension on this side of absolute incapacitation and infirmity, till years have sucked me dry.
- 2
The imprisonment of a would-be offender, which prevents them from offending.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).