putrescence
noun
putrescence is spelled P-U-T-R-E-S-C-E-N-C-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, putrescence means “The condition of being putrid; decay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of putrescence is putrescences.
How many letters and syllables are in putrescence?
| Letters | 11: P-U-T-R-E-S-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 putrescence?
Putrescence appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 putrescence?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-putrescence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of putrescence
- putrescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does putrescence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being putrid; decay
- 2
Putrid matter
Hot, and precipitate, and zealous, as has been the assiduity, with which the public eye is blinkled by this glittering putrescence of rotten policy, and the public ear is deaffened by a vapid and senseless jargon of political bombast, …
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does putrescence come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin putrēscentia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).