arrhythmia

/eɪˈɹɪð.mɪ.ə/

//eɪˈɹɪð.mɪ.ə// noun

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"arrhythmia" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“arrhythmia” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,001
frequency rank, English
35,202
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse.

Key facts for arrhythmia
PropertyValue
Headwordarrhythmia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/eɪˈɹɪð.mɪ.ə/
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,001
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arrhythmia” sits in English frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around arrhythmia (IPA /eɪˈɹɪð.mɪ.ə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,001 among 35,202 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrhythmia, with forms such as "arhrythmia", "arhythmia", and "arrhhythmia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἀρρυθμία (arrhuthmía), equivalent to a- + rhythm + -ia. The correct English form is arrhythmia, spelled A-R-R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse.
  2. 2
    A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἀρρυθμία (arrhuthmía), equivalent to a- + rhythm + -ia.

Synonyms

dysrhythmia

This word in other languages

arritmia(Español)arythmie(Français)Herzrhythmusstörung(Deutsch)arritmia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arhrythmia
  • arhythmia
  • arrhhythmia
  • arrhtyhmia
  • arrhyhtmia
  • arrhythhmia
  • arrhythima
  • arrhythmai
  • arrhythmmia
  • arrhytmhia
  • arrhytthmia
  • arrhyythmia
  • arryhthmia
  • rarhythmia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrhythmia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

arhrythmia2arhythmia1arrhhythmia1arrhtyhmia2arrhyhtmia2arrhythhmia1arrhythima2arrhythmai2
Edit distance from "arrhythmia"

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 "arrhythmia"?
"arrhythmia" is spelled A-R-R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /eɪˈɹɪð.mɪ.ə/.
What does "arrhythmia" mean?
As a noun, "arrhythmia" means: An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse.
What are common misspellings of "arrhythmia"?
Common misspellings include "arhrythmia", "arhythmia", "arrhhythmia", "arrhtyhmia", "arrhyhtmia". The correct spelling is "arrhythmia".
How do you pronounce "arrhythmia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrhythmia" is /eɪˈɹɪð.mɪ.ə/. 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 "arrhythmia"?
Borrowed from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἀρρυθμία (arrhuthmía), equivalent to a- + rhythm + -ia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “arrhythmia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-R-R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /eɪˈɹɪð.mɪ.ə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list