akinesia
noun
akinesia is spelled A-K-I-N-E-S-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, akinesia means “The loss of the ability to control motor muscles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of akinesia is akinesias.
How many letters and syllables are in akinesia?
| Letters | 8: A-K-I-N-E-S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 akinesia?
Akinesia appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 akinesia
- akinesias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does akinesia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Akinesia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense loss of the ability to control muscles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Akinese |
| Portuguese | acinesia |
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 akinesia come from?
From a- + -kinesia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).