adrenoleukodystrophy
noun
adrenoleukodystrophy is spelled A-D-R-E-N-O-L-E-U-K-O-D-Y-S-T-R-O-P-H-Y: 20 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adrenoleukodystrophy means “A rare genetic disorder where the body can’t break down certain fatty acids, causing them to build up and damage the brain’s white matter, spinal…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adrenoleukodystrophy is adrenoleukodystrophies.
How many letters and syllables are in adrenoleukodystrophy?
| Letters | 20: A-D-R-E-N-O-L-E-U-K-O-D-Y-S-T-R-O-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 adrenoleukodystrophy?
Adrenoleukodystrophy appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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).
Forms of adrenoleukodystrophy
- adrenoleukodystrophies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adrenoleukodystrophy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rare genetic disorder where the body can’t break down certain fatty acids, causing them to build up and damage the brain’s white matter, spinal cord, and adrenal glands. This leads to neurological problems, movement difficulties, and sometimes adrenal insufficiency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate adrenoleukodystrophy?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of adrenoleukodystrophy: ALD.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adrenoleukodystrophy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | adrenoleucodistrofia |
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.