transfiguration
noun
transfiguration is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transfiguration means “A major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transfiguration is transfigurations.
How many letters and syllables are in transfiguration?
| Letters | 15: T-R-A-N-S-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 transfiguration?
Transfiguration appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 transfiguration?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transfiguration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transfiguration
- transfigurations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transfiguration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.
- 2
A change that exalts or glorifies.
- 3
superposition of one or more ideal-elements in comparison with other real ones, often through imagination but sometimes at the risk of confusing when not clearly realized.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transfiguration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Umgestaltung |
| Portuguese | transfiguração |
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 transfiguration come from?
From Middle English transfiguracioun, from Old French transfiguracion, Anglo-Norman transfiguraciun, and Latin transfigūrātio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).