pubescence
/pjuːˈbɛsəns/noun
pubescence is spelled P-U-B-E-S-C-E-N-C-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pubescence means “The state of being in or reaching puberty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pubescence is pubescences.
How many letters and syllables are in pubescence?
| Letters | 10: P-U-B-E-S-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 pubescence?
Pubescence appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 pubescence?
- /pjuːˈbɛsəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pubescence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pubescence
- pubescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pubescence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being in or reaching puberty.
- 2
A covering of fine, soft hairs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pubescence come from?
From Latin pūbēscentia, from pūbēscō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).