ageusia
/əˈɡjuːzɪə/
"ageusia" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ageusia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absence of the sense of taste.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ageusia · ageusia · English
ageusia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | ageusia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈɡjuːzɪə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ageusia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ageusia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈɡjuːzɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ageusia has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a- (negative prefix) + Ancient Greek γεῦσις (geûsis, “taste”) + -ia. See also γεύω (geúō, “to taste”). The correct English form is ageusia, spelled A-G-E-U-S-I-A.
Definition
- 1Absence of the sense of taste.
- 2Partial or complete loss of the sense of taste.
Etymology
From a- (negative prefix) + Ancient Greek γεῦσις (geûsis, “taste”) + -ia. See also γεύω (geúō, “to taste”).
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.