allodynia
noun
allodynia is spelled A-L-L-O-D-Y-N-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, allodynia means “Pain produced by innocuous stimulation of normal skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of allodynia is allodynias.
How many letters and syllables are in allodynia?
| Letters | 9: A-L-L-O-D-Y-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 allodynia?
Allodynia appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 allodynia
- allodynias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allodynia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pain produced by innocuous stimulation of normal skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allodynia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pain produced by innocuous stimulation of normal skin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | alodinia |
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 allodynia come from?
From allo- + -odynia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).