indigestion
/ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/noun
indigestion is spelled I-N-D-I-G-E-S-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, indigestion means “A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of indigestion is indigestions.
How many letters and syllables are in indigestion?
| Letters | 11: I-N-D-I-G-E-S-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 indigestion?
Indigestion appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 indigestion?
- US /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/
- Australia /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒes.t͡ʃən/
Indigestion 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)-Vininn126-indigestion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with indigestion?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as indigestion from its last stressed vowel (/ɛstʃən/):
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 indigestion
- indigestions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indigestion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indigestion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition caused by eating too quickly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indigestion |
| German | Verdauungsstörung |
| Portuguese | indigestão |
| Spanish | indigestión |
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 indigestion come from?
From Middle English indigestioun, from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio, by surface analysis, in- + digestion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).