salivation
/ˌsæləˈveɪʃən/noun
salivation is spelled S-A-L-I-V-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salivation means “The process of producing saliva” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salivation is salivations.
How many letters and syllables are in salivation?
| Letters | 10: S-A-L-I-V-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is salivation?
Salivation appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 salivation?
- /ˌsælɪˈveɪʃən/
- US /ˌsæləˈveɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-salivation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with salivation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as salivation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of salivation
- salivations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salivation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of producing saliva.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Salivation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of producing saliva:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | salivation |
| Spanish | salivación, saliveo |
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 salivation come from?
From Latin salīvātiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).