Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impalation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pala-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the first film, a woman fixing herself a stiff vodka is felled by a kitchen explosion and a knife in the chest; in the second, an attempt to microwave leftovers, foiled by a stray refrigerator magnet, leads to impalation by fire-escape ladder."

Etymology

From impale + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: impale

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does impalation mean?: impalement
Where does impalation come from?: From impale + -ation.

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