serpentinization
noun
serpentinization is spelled S-E-R-P-E-N-T-I-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, serpentinization means “The conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of serpentinization is serpentinizations.
How many letters and syllables are in serpentinization?
| Letters | 16: S-E-R-P-E-N-T-I-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 serpentinization?
Serpentinization appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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).
Forms of serpentinization
- serpentinizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does serpentinization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Serpentinization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | serpentinização |
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 serpentinization come from?
From serpentine + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).