ulceration
/ˌʌlsəˈɹeɪʃən/noun
ulceration is spelled U-L-C-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ulceration means “The development of an ulcer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ulceration is ulcerations.
How many letters and syllables are in ulceration?
| Letters | 10: U-L-C-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 ulceration?
Ulceration appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 ulceration?
- /ˌʌlsəˈɹeɪʃən/
Ulceration 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-ulceration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ulceration
- ulcerations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ulceration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The development of an ulcer.
- 2
An ulcerous condition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ulceration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense development of an ulcer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ulcération |
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 ulceration come from?
From ulcer + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).