repulsion
/ɹɪˈpʌlʃən/noun
repulsion is spelled R-E-P-U-L-S-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, repulsion means “The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of repulsion is repulsions.
How many letters and syllables are in repulsion?
| Letters | 9: R-E-P-U-L-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 repulsion?
Repulsion appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 repulsion?
- US /ɹɪˈpʌlʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-repulsion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of repulsion
- repulsions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repulsion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
- 2
An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
- 3
The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repulsion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 repulsion come from?
Borrowed from Middle French répulsion, from Late Latin repulsio, repulsionem, from Latin repulsus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).