# aphasia

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈfeɪzɪə/ · frequency rank #46,907

## Definitions
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.

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahpasia`, `apahsia`, `aphaisa`, `aphasai`, `aphassia`, `aphhasia`, `aphsaia`, `apphasia`, `pahasia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aphasia