abulia
/əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/
"abulia" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abulia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-abulia · abulia · English
abulia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abulia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abulia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abulia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.".
Zero misspellings are on record for abulia in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”). The correct English form is abulia, spelled A-B-U-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abulia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia.
His virginal modesty is a modern abulia.
Etymology
From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.