transpiration
noun
transpiration is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transpiration means “The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transpiration is transpirations.
How many letters and syllables are in transpiration?
| Letters | 13: T-R-A-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 transpiration?
Transpiration appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 transpiration?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transpiration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transpiration
- transpirations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transpiration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.
- 2
The process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes.
- 3
The passage of gases through fine tubes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transpiration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transpiration |
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 transpiration come from?
Borrowed from Middle French transpiration, from Medieval Latin transpiratio, from transpiro, from Latin trans + spiro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).