purification
/ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
purification is spelled P-U-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, purification means “The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of purification is purifications.
How many letters and syllables are in purification?
| Letters | 12: P-U-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is purification?
Purification appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 purification?
- /ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Purification has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-purification.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of purification
- purifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does purification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
air purification
- 2
A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
purification of the soul
- 3
The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Purification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of purifying:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | purification |
| German | Reinigung |
| Portuguese | purificação |
| Spanish | fundición, purificación, limpia |
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 purification come from?
From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).