amblyopia
/æmblɪˈəʊpɪə/
"amblyopia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“amblyopia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amblyopia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æmblɪˈəʊpɪə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amblyopia” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
amblyopia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /æmblɪˈəʊpɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for amblyopia in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from New Latin amblyōpia. By surface analysis, ambly- + -ope + -ia. The correct English form is amblyopia, spelled A-M-B-L-Y-O-P-I-A.
Definition
- 1Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
- 2A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin amblyōpia. By surface analysis, ambly- + -ope + -ia.
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.
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Using “amblyopia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-M-B-L-Y-O-P-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /æmblɪˈəʊpɪə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.