pixelation
/pɪksəˈleɪʃən/noun
pixelation is spelled P-I-X-E-L-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pixelation means “A blocky effect caused by enlarging a bitmap so that individual pixels can be distinguished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pixelation is pixelations.
How many letters and syllables are in pixelation?
| Letters | 10: P-I-X-E-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 pixelation?
Pixelation appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 pixelation?
- /pɪksəˈleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pixelation
- pixelations plural
- pixellation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pixelation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A blocky effect caused by enlarging a bitmap so that individual pixels can be distinguished.
- 2
The deliberate obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pixelation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the deliberate obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolu:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verpixelung |
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 pixelation come from?
From pixel + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).