dextrocardia
/ˌdɛkstɹəˈkɑː(ɹ)diə/noun
dextrocardia is spelled D-E-X-T-R-O-C-A-R-D-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dextrocardia means “A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dextrocardia is dextrocardias.
How many letters and syllables are in dextrocardia?
| Letters | 12: D-E-X-T-R-O-C-A-R-D-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 dextrocardia?
Dextrocardia appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 dextrocardia?
- /ˌdɛkstɹəˈkɑː(ɹ)diə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dextrocardia
- dextrocardias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dextrocardia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dextrocardia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormality:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dextrocardie |
| Spanish | dextrocardia |
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.
Where does dextrocardia come from?
From dextro- + -cardia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).