infibulation
/ɪnfɪbjʊˈleɪʃən/noun
infibulation is spelled I-N-F-I-B-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, infibulation means “An act of fastening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of infibulation is infibulations.
How many letters and syllables are in infibulation?
| Letters | 12: I-N-F-I-B-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 infibulation?
Infibulation appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 infibulation?
- /ɪnfɪbjʊˈleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-infibulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of infibulation
- infibulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infibulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of fastening.
- 2
The stitching together of the labia to prevent intercourse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infibulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | infibulation |
| Spanish | infibulación |
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 infibulation come from?
From Latin infībulō (“to close with a clasp or pin”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).