mutilation
noun
mutilation is spelled M-U-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mutilation means “The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mutilation is mutilations.
How many letters and syllables are in mutilation?
| Letters | 10: M-U-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mutilation?
Mutilation appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 mutilation?
- US
Mutilation has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-mutilation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mutilation
- mutilations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mutilation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mutilation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mutilation |
| German | Verstümmelung |
| Portuguese | mutilação |
| Spanish | mutilación |
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 mutilation come from?
Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).