oxidation
/ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/noun
oxidation is spelled O-X-I-D-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oxidation means “The combination of a substance with oxygen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oxidation is oxidations.
How many letters and syllables are in oxidation?
| Letters | 9: O-X-I-D-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 oxidation?
Oxidation appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 oxidation?
- UK /ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
- US /ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
- Australia /ɔksɪˈdæɪʃ(ə)n/
Oxidation 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)-Vealhurl-oxidation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with oxidation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as oxidation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/):
- information
- formation
- preparation
- presentation
- relation
- identification
- observation
- variation
- obligation
- simulation
- notification
- calculation
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 oxidation
- oxidations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oxidation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The combination of a substance with oxygen.
- 2
A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oxidation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense combination of a substance with oxygen:
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 oxidation come from?
From French oxydation, equivalent to oxide + -ation. See oxidate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).