aneurysm
/ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/
"aneurysm" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aneurysm” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,001
- frequency rank, English
- 35,202
- “A” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aneurysm |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,001 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aneurysm” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around aneurysm (IPA /ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,001 among 35,202 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aneurysm, with forms such as "aenurysm", "aneruysm", and "aneurrysm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnō, “to dilate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”). The correct English form is aneurysm, spelled A-N-E-U-R-Y-S-M.
Definition
- 1An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “a widening, a dilation”), from ἀνευρύνω (aneurúnō, “to dilate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aenurysm
- aneruysm
- aneurrysm
- aneursym
- aneuryms
- aneurysmm
- aneuryssm
- aneuryysm
- aneuyrsm
- anneurysm
- anuerysm
- naeurysm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aneurysm - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aneurysm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-E-U-R-Y-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/ (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.