transplantation
noun
transplantation is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transplantation means “The medicosurgical specialty (field) concerned with such operations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transplantation is transplantations.
How many letters and syllables are in transplantation?
| Letters | 15: T-R-A-N-S-P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is transplantation?
Transplantation appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 transplantation?
Transplantation has 4 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-transplantation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transplantation
- transplantations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transplantation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The medicosurgical specialty (field) concerned with such operations.
- 2
A particular instance of such an operation (a single procedure): a transplant.
- 3
The uprooting of a tree and planting it in a new location.
- 4
The resettlement of a group of people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transplantation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Umsiedlung , Transplantation , Umpflanzung |
| Spanish | trasplante, trasplantación, transplantación (DEA) |
| French | transplantation |
| Portuguese | transplantação |
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 transplantation come from?
From Middle French transplantation, from transplanter (“to transplant”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).