insufflation
/ˌɪnsəˈfleɪʃən/noun
insufflation is spelled I-N-S-U-F-F-L-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, insufflation means “The action of breathing or blowing into or on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of insufflation is insufflations.
How many letters and syllables are in insufflation?
| Letters | 12: I-N-S-U-F-F-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 insufflation?
Insufflation appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 insufflation?
- US /ˌɪnsəˈfleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-insufflation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with insufflation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as insufflation 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 insufflation
- insufflations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insufflation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of breathing or blowing into or on.
- 2
The result of breathing or blowing into or on.
- 3
The ritual breathing onto the water used for baptism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Insufflation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense action of breathing or blowing into:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insufflation |
| Portuguese | insuflação |
| Spanish | insuflación |
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 insufflation come from?
From insufflate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).