apraxia
/əˈpɹæksɪə/noun
apraxia is spelled A-P-R-A-X-I-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apraxia means “Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apraxia is apraxias.
How many letters and syllables are in apraxia?
| Letters | 7: A-P-R-A-X-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 apraxia?
Apraxia appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 apraxia?
- /əˈpɹæksɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-apraxia.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of apraxia
- apraxias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apraxia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.
- 2
The state of total inaction caused by holding global skepticism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apraxia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disorder of motor planning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Apraxie, Bewegungsstörung |
| Portuguese | apraxia |
| Spanish | apraxia |
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.