myelination
noun
myelination is spelled M-Y-E-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, myelination means “The production of a coating of myelin around an axon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of myelination is myelinations.
How many letters and syllables are in myelination?
| Letters | 11: M-Y-E-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 myelination?
Myelination appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 myelination
- myelinations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does myelination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The production of a coating of myelin around an axon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Myelination in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | myélinisation |
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 myelination come from?
From myelin + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).