amenorrhoea

/əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/

//əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə// noun

"amenorrhoea" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“amenorrhoea” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absence of menstrual discharge.

Corpus desk

Index EN-amenorrhoea · amenorrhoea · English

amenorrhoea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for amenorrhoea
PropertyValue
Headwordamenorrhoea
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “amenorrhoea” in English

amenorrhoearanks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amenorrhoea is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absence of menstrual discharge.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for amenorrhoea, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Via New Latin from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μήν (mḗn, “month”) + -ροια (-roia, “flowing”). The correct English form is amenorrhoea, spelled A-M-E-N-O-R-R-H-O-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Absence of menstrual discharge.

Etymology

Via New Latin from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μήν (mḗn, “month”) + -ροια (-roia, “flowing”).

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amenorrhoea"?
"amenorrhoea" is spelled A-M-E-N-O-R-R-H-O-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/.
What does "amenorrhoea" mean?
As a noun, "amenorrhoea" means: Absence of menstrual discharge.
How do you pronounce "amenorrhoea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amenorrhoea" is /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "amenorrhoea"?
Via New Latin from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μήν (mḗn, “month”) + -ροια (-roia, “flowing”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list