dysgeusia
/dɪsˈɡuːʒə/noun
dysgeusia is spelled D-Y-S-G-E-U-S-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dysgeusia means “The distortion or loss of the sense of taste; taste disorder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dysgeusia is dysgeusias.
How many letters and syllables are in dysgeusia?
| Letters | 9: D-Y-S-G-E-U-S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 dysgeusia?
Dysgeusia appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 dysgeusia?
- /dɪsˈɡuːʒə/
- /dɪsˈɡuːʒi.ə/
- /dɪsˈɡjuːzi.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dysgeusia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dysgeusia
- dysgeusias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dysgeusia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The distortion or loss of the sense of taste; taste disorder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dysgeusia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense distortion or loss of sense of taste:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dysgueusie |
| German | Geschmacksstörung, Dysgeusie |
| Portuguese | disgeusia |
| Spanish | disgeusia |
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 dysgeusia come from?
By surface analysis, dys- + Ancient Greek γεῦσις (geûsis, “taste”) + -ia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).