supersaturation
noun
supersaturation is spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-A-T-U-R-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supersaturation means “The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supersaturation is supersaturations.
How many letters and syllables are in supersaturation?
| Letters | 15: S-U-P-E-R-S-A-T-U-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 supersaturation?
Supersaturation appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 supersaturation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-supersaturation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supersaturation
- supersaturations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supersaturation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible.
- 2
the condition of a vapour having a higher saturation vapour pressure than is normally possible.
- 3
The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms of sum of partial pressures than the ambient pressure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supersaturation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of a solution:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Übersättigung |
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 supersaturation come from?
From super- + saturation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).