electrocution

Questions about electrocution

What does electrocution mean?

electrocution means "execution by electricity". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in electrocution?

electrocution has 5 syllables: el-ec-tro-cu-tion. The stress falls on "cu". In IPA it is /ˌɪˌlɛktɹəˈkjuʃən/.

What is another word for electrocution?

Close synonyms include burning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is electrocution a common word?

electrocution is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with electrocution?

4 words rhyme with electrocution. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.