intoxication
in·tox·i·ca·tion/ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
intoxication is spelled I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables (in·tox·i·ca·tion). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intoxication means “A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intoxication is intoxications.
How many letters and syllables are in intoxication?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: in·tox·i·ca·tion |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 intoxication?
Intoxication appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 intoxication?
- US /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/
- UK /ɪntɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/
Intoxication has 5 syllables, split in·tox·i·ca·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-intoxication.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intoxication?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as intoxication 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 intoxication
- intoxications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intoxication mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
- 2
The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
- 3
The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
- 4
A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intoxication in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intoxication |
| German | Vergiftung, Intoxikation , Trunkenheit, Rausch, Berauschung, Berauschtsein |
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.