dysgraphia
dys·graph·i·a/dɪsˈɡɹæf.i.ə/noun
dysgraphia is spelled D-Y-S-G-R-A-P-H-I-A: 10 letters and 4 syllables (dys·graph·i·a). It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dysgraphia means “A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dysgraphia is dysgraphias.
How many letters and syllables are in dysgraphia?
| Letters | 10: D-Y-S-G-R-A-P-H-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: dys·graph·i·a |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dysgraphia?
Dysgraphia appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 dysgraphia?
- UK /dɪsˈɡɹæf.iː.ə/
- UK /dɪsˈɡɹaf.iː.ə/
- US /dɪsˈɡɹæf.i.ə/
Dysgraphia has 4 syllables, split dys·graph·i·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with dysgraphia?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dysgraphia from its last stressed vowel (/æfiə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dysgraphia
- dysgraphias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dysgraphia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
Near-synonym: agraphia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dysgraphia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense language disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dysgraphie |
| German | Dysgraphie, Schreibschwäche |
| Portuguese | disgrafia |
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 dysgraphia come from?
From dys- + -graphia. First attested in 1892.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).