scarification
/ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
scarification is spelled S-C-A-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scarification means “The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scarification is scarifications.
How many letters and syllables are in scarification?
| Letters | 13: S-C-A-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 scarification?
Scarification appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 scarification?
- /ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- /ˌskaɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of scarification
- scarifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scarification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
- 2
A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.
- 3
The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.
- 4
A route of administration for some vaccinations and tests: rather than hypodermic injection, the site is inoculated intradermally not with any injection but rather only with small, shallow pricks or scratches; the needle is not hollow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scarification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense raking:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | escarificación |
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 scarification come from?
From Old French scarificacion, from Late Latin scarificatio. See scarify for more.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).