dysgenesis
noun
dysgenesis is spelled D-Y-S-G-E-N-E-S-I-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dysgenesis means “Defective development” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dysgenesis is dysgeneses.
How many letters and syllables are in dysgenesis?
| Letters | 10: D-Y-S-G-E-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 dysgenesis?
Dysgenesis appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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).
Forms of dysgenesis
- dysgeneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dysgenesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Defective development.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dysgenesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense defective development:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | disgenesia |
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 dysgenesis come from?
From dys- + -genesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).