achondroplasia
/eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/noun
achondroplasia is spelled A-C-H-O-N-D-R-O-P-L-A-S-I-A: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, achondroplasia means “A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of achondroplasia is achondroplasias.
How many letters and syllables are in achondroplasia?
| Letters | 14: A-C-H-O-N-D-R-O-P-L-A-S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is achondroplasia?
Achondroplasia appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 achondroplasia?
- /eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/
- /ə-/
- /-ʒ(i)ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-achondroplasia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of achondroplasia
- achondroplasias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does achondroplasia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Achondroplasia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the genetic disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | achondroplasie |
| German | Achondroplasie |
| Portuguese | acondroplasia |
| Spanish | acondroplasia |
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 achondroplasia come from?
From a- (“not”) + chondro- (“cartilage”) + -plasia (“growth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).