aphasia

/əˈfeɪzɪə/

//əˈfeɪzɪə// noun

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"aphasia" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aphasia” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,907. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,907
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-aphasia · aphasia · English

aphasia · rank #46,907 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,907
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aphrodisiac

Nearest frequency peer: aphrodisiac (+1 rank slots)

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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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “aphasia”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “aphasia” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aphasia
PropertyValue
Headwordaphasia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈfeɪzɪə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,907
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “aphasia”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).aphasialands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “aphrodisiac” (#46,908), “antecedent” (#46,905), “APM” (#46,909). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “aphasia” is #46,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around aphasia (IPA /əˈfeɪzɪə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,907 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for aphasia, with forms such as "ahpasia", "apahsia", and "aphaisa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”). Equivalent to a- + -phasia. The correct English form is aphasia, spelled A-P-H-A-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aphasia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The very disease aphasia is to most of us a new one; and we venture to say that even yet no one can give a satisfactory definition of Trousseau's new term.
  2. Of one form of aphasia we have an accurate description by Van Swieten, in his chapter on apoplexia:―"Vidi plures, qui ab apoplexiâ curati omnibus functionibus cerebri recte valebant, nisi quod deesset, hoc unicum, quod non possent vera rebus designandis vocabula invenire."

Etymology

From French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”). Equivalent to a- + -phasia.

This word in other languages

afasia(Español)aphasie(Français)Aphasie(Deutsch)afasia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahpasia
  • apahsia
  • aphaisa
  • aphasai
  • aphassia
  • aphhasia
  • aphsaia
  • apphasia
  • pahasia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aphasia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahpasia2apahsia2aphaisa2aphasai2aphassia1aphhasia1aphsaia2apphasia1
Edit distance from "aphasia"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aphasia"?
"aphasia" is spelled A-P-H-A-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈfeɪzɪə/.
What does "aphasia" mean?
As a noun, "aphasia" means: A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.
What are common misspellings of "aphasia"?
Common misspellings include "ahpasia", "apahsia", "aphaisa", "aphasai", "aphassia". The correct spelling is "aphasia".
How do you pronounce "aphasia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aphasia" is /əˈfeɪzɪə/. 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 "aphasia"?
From French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”). Equivalent to a- + -phasia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aphasia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list