incineration
/ɪnˌsɪ.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun
incineration is spelled I-N-C-I-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, incineration means “The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of incineration is incinerations.
How many letters and syllables are in incineration?
| Letters | 12: I-N-C-I-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 incineration?
Incineration appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 incineration?
- /ɪnˌsɪ.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Incineration has 5 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)-Wodencafe-incineration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of incineration
- incinerations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incineration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incineration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of incinerating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incinération |
| German | Verbrennung |
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 incineration come from?
From incinerate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).