invagination
noun
invagination is spelled I-N-V-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, invagination means “The process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of invagination is invaginations.
How many letters and syllables are in invagination?
| Letters | 12: I-N-V-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 invagination?
Invagination appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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).
Forms of invagination
- invaginations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invagination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure.
- 2
One of the methods by which the various germ layers of the ovum are differentiated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invagination in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another str:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | invagination |
| Spanish | invaginación |
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 invagination come from?
From invaginate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).