seclusion
/səˈkluːʒən/noun
seclusion is spelled S-E-C-L-U-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seclusion means “The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seclusion is seclusions.
How many letters and syllables are in seclusion?
| Letters | 9: S-E-C-L-U-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is seclusion?
Seclusion appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 seclusion?
- /səˈkluːʒən/
Seclusion has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-seclusion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seclusion
- seclusions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seclusion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
- 2
The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
- 3
A secluded, isolated or private place.
- 4
The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.
warm seclusion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seclusion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séclusion, isolement |
| German | Abgeschiedenheit, Abschottung, Absonderung |
| Portuguese | reclusão |
| Spanish | seclusión |
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 seclusion come from?
From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).