diplegia
/daɪˈpliːdʒə/noun
diplegia is spelled D-I-P-L-E-G-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diplegia means “Paralysis that affects symmetrically opposed parts of the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diplegia is diplegias.
How many letters and syllables are in diplegia?
| Letters | 8: D-I-P-L-E-G-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 diplegia?
Diplegia appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 diplegia?
- UK /daɪˈpliːdʒə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of diplegia
- diplegias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diplegia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Paralysis that affects symmetrically opposed parts of the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diplegia come from?
From di- + -plegia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).