metrication
noun
metrication is spelled M-E-T-R-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metrication means “A conversion to the use of the metric system; a metrification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metrication is metrications.
How many letters and syllables are in metrication?
| Letters | 11: M-E-T-R-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 metrication?
Metrication appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 metrication?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-metrication.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metrication
- metrications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metrication mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A conversion to the use of the metric system; a metrification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does metrication come from?
From metric + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).