respiration
res·pi·ra·tion/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/noun
respiration is spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables (res·pi·ra·tion). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, respiration means “The process of inhaling and exhaling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of respiration is respirations.
How many letters and syllables are in respiration?
| Letters | 11: R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: res·pi·ra·tion |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 respiration?
Respiration appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 respiration?
- /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/
Respiration has 4 syllables, split res·pi·ra·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-respiration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of respiration
- respirations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does respiration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of inhaling and exhaling.
- 2
An act of breathing: a single breath.
- 3
Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
- 4
The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.
Near-synonym: metabolism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate respiration?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of respiration: TPR.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Respiration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | respiration |
| German | Atmung , Veratmung |
| Portuguese | respiração |
| Spanish | respiración |
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 respiration come from?
From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).