petrifaction
/ˌpɛ.tɹɪˈfæk.ʃən/noun
petrifaction is spelled P-E-T-R-I-F-A-C-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, petrifaction means “Petrification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of petrifaction is petrifactions.
How many letters and syllables are in petrifaction?
| Letters | 12: P-E-T-R-I-F-A-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 petrifaction?
Petrifaction appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 petrifaction?
- /ˌpɛ.tɹɪˈfæk.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-petrifaction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of petrifaction
- petrifactions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does petrifaction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Petrification.
- 2
An object that has become petrified.
- 3
The condition of being petrified.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Petrifaction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of being petrified:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Versteinerung |
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.