opalescence
/ˌəʉpəˈlesəns/noun
opalescence is spelled O-P-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, opalescence means “the state of being opalescent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of opalescence is opalescences.
How many letters and syllables are in opalescence?
| Letters | 11: O-P-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 opalescence?
Opalescence appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 opalescence?
- Australia /ˌəʉpəˈlesəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-opalescence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of opalescence
- opalescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does opalescence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the state of being opalescent
- 2
the milky iridescent appearance of a dense transparent medium when it is illuminated by polychromatic visible radiation (such as sunlight) due to local fluctuations in its density and therefore in its refractive index
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does opalescence come from?
From opal + -escence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).