transfusion
/tɹænzˈfjuʒən/noun
transfusion is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-U-S-I-O-N: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transfusion means “The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transfusion is transfusions.
How many letters and syllables are in transfusion?
| Letters | 11: T-R-A-N-S-F-U-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is transfusion?
Transfusion appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 transfusion?
- US /tɹænzˈfjuʒən/
Transfusion 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transfusion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with transfusion?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as transfusion from its last stressed vowel (/uʒən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of transfusion
- transfusions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transfusion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
- 2
The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transfusion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Transfusion, Bluttransfusion , Umfüllen, Umschütten, Umfüllung |
| Spanish | transfusión |
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 transfusion come from?
Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).