repression
re·pres·sion/ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/noun
repression is spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (re·pres·sion). It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, repression means “The act of repressing; state of being repressed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of repression is repressions.
How many letters and syllables are in repression?
| Letters | 10: R-E-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·pres·sion |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st 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 repression?
Repression appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 repression?
- /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/
- [ɹəˈpɹɛʃn̩]
Repression has 3 syllables, split re·pres·sion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-repression.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of repression
- repressions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repression mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.
- 2
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repression in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | répression |
| German | Repression, Unterdrückung , Verdrängung |
| Portuguese | repressão |
| Spanish | represión |
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 repression come from?
From repress + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).