scission
/ˈsɪ.ʒən/noun
scission is spelled S-C-I-S-S-I-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scission means “The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scission is scissions.
How many letters and syllables are in scission?
| Letters | 8: S-C-I-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 scission?
Scission appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 scission?
- /ˈsɪ.ʒən/
- /ˈsɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of scission
- scissions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scission mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scission in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of division:
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 scission come from?
Via Middle English and Old French, from Late Latin scissio, scissionem, from Latin scindere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).