bradycardia

/bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/

//bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə// noun

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"bradycardia" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bradycardia” is uncommon English (frequency #80,264 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,264
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bradycardia · bradycardia · English

bradycardia · rank #80,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,264
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH braggart

Nearest frequency peer: braggart (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “bradycardia”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bradycardia” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bradycardia
PropertyValue
Headwordbradycardia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bradycardia” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bradycardiafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “braggart” (#80,265), “breakdancing” (#80,267), “breccia” (#80,268). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bradycardia” is #80,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bradycardia is uncommon English at frequency #80,264 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bradycardia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- + -cardia. The correct English form is bradycardia, spelled B-R-A-D-Y-C-A-R-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Both CRT-Ds and ICDs are implanted under the skin, in the patient’s upper chest area. The devices have wires called leads that attach to the heart and regulate the rhythm of the muscle. Defibrillators help patients with bradycardia – a slow heartbeat – by pacing the heartbeat and those with tachycardia – a fast heartbeat – by delivering shocks that reset…
  2. When your resting heart rate is under 60 bpm, providers call it bradycardia.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- + -cardia.

This word in other languages

bradicardia(Español)bradycardie(Français)Bradykardie(Deutsch)

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 "bradycardia"?
"bradycardia" is spelled B-R-A-D-Y-C-A-R-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/.
What does "bradycardia" mean?
As a noun, "bradycardia" means: The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
How do you pronounce "bradycardia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bradycardia" is /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.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 "bradycardia"?
From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- + -cardia. 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 "bradycardia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list