plosion
noun
plosion is spelled P-L-O-S-I-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plosion means “Pronunciation of a consonant that is characterised by completely blocking the flow of air through the mouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plosion is plosions.
How many letters and syllables are in plosion?
| Letters | 7: P-L-O-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 plosion?
Plosion appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 plosion?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-plosion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plosion
- plosions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plosion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pronunciation of a consonant that is characterised by completely blocking the flow of air through the mouth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plosion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pronunciation of a consonant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plosion |
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.