anomia
/əˈnəʊ.mi.ə/noun
anomia is spelled A-N-O-M-I-A: 6 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anomia means “The inability to remember names” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anomia is anomias.
How many letters and syllables are in anomia?
| Letters | 6: A-N-O-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 anomia?
Anomia appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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).
How do you pronounce anomia?
- UK /əˈnəʊ.mi.ə/
Anomia has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of anomia
- anomias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anomia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The inability to remember names.
- 2
The difficulty in finding the right word.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anomia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense neurology: the inability to remember names:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | anomia, afasia nominal |
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 anomia come from?
From a- + Latin nōmen (“name”) + -ia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).