inculcation
noun
inculcation is spelled I-N-C-U-L-C-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inculcation means “The teaching of something by using frequent repetition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inculcation is inculcations.
How many letters and syllables are in inculcation?
| Letters | 11: I-N-C-U-L-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 inculcation?
Inculcation appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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).
Forms of inculcation
- inculcations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inculcation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The teaching of something by using frequent repetition
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inculcation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The teaching of something by using frequent repetition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inculcation |
| Portuguese | inculcação |
| Spanish | inculcación |
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.