pupation
/pjuˈpeɪʃən/noun
pupation is spelled P-U-P-A-T-I-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pupation means “The act or process of pupating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pupation is pupations.
How many letters and syllables are in pupation?
| Letters | 8: P-U-P-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 pupation?
Pupation appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 pupation?
- /pjuˈpeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pupation
- pupations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pupation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of pupating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pupation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pupaison |
| German | Verpuppung |
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.