prehension
/prɪˈhɛnʃən/noun
prehension is spelled P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prehension means “The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prehension is prehensions.
How many letters and syllables are in prehension?
| Letters | 10: P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 prehension?
Prehension appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 prehension?
- /prɪˈhɛnʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of prehension
- prehensions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prehension mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
- 2
According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prehension come from?
Borrowed from Latin prehensio, prehensionis. Doublet of prison.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).