luminesce
/ˌlumɪˈnɛs/verb
luminesce is spelled L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, luminesce means “To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in luminesce?
| Letters | 9: L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 luminesce?
Luminesce appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 luminesce?
- US /ˌlumɪˈnɛs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-luminesce.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with luminesce?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as luminesce from its last stressed vowel (/ɛs/):
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 luminesce
- luminesces present, singular, he/she/it
- luminescing participle, present
- luminesced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luminesce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does luminesce come from?
Back-formation from luminescent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).