innervation
/ˌɪn.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/noun
innervation is spelled I-N-N-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, innervation means “The act of innervating or stimulating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of innervation is innervations.
How many letters and syllables are in innervation?
| Letters | 11: I-N-N-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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; 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 innervation?
Innervation appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 innervation?
- UK /ɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
- UK /ɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃn̩/
- US /ˌɪn.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
Innervation has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with innervation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as innervation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
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 innervation
- innervations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does innervation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of innervating or stimulating.
- 2
Special activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the functions of the various organs.
- 3
The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Innervation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of innervating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | innervation |
| Spanish | inervación |
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 innervation come from?
From innervate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).