Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carburetion

/kˌɑɹbjɚˈiʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: car-bu-re-tion
IPA: /kˌɑɹbjɚˈiʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process, as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.

Inflected Forms

carburetions (plural) carburation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

carburization fuel injection

Rhymes With

completion venetian deletion depletion secretion accretion phoenician excretion grecian

Questions

How do you pronounce carburetion?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˌɑɹbjɚˈiʃən/.
What does carburetion mean?: The process, as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.

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