sublimation
noun
sublimation is spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sublimation means “The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sublimation is sublimations.
How many letters and syllables are in sublimation?
| Letters | 11: S-U-B-L-I-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 sublimation?
Sublimation appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 sublimation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-sublimation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sublimation
- sublimations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sublimation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.
- 2
The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
- 3
Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sublimation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense phase transition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sublimation |
| German | Sublimierung, Sublimation |
| Portuguese | sublimação |
| Spanish | sublimación |
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 sublimation come from?
From Middle English sublimacioun, sublimacion, from Medieval Latin sublīmātiō, from Latin sublīmō (“to raise, to elevate”, verb). Synchronically, sublimate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).