dyskinesia
/dɪs.kəˈniʒə/noun
dyskinesia is spelled D-Y-S-K-I-N-E-S-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dyskinesia means “A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dyskinesia is dyskinesias.
How many letters and syllables are in dyskinesia?
| Letters | 10: D-Y-S-K-I-N-E-S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 dyskinesia?
Dyskinesia appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 dyskinesia?
- US /dɪs.kəˈniʒə/
- US /dɪs.kəˈniʒi.ə/
- US /dɪs.kaɪˈniʒə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with dyskinesia?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dyskinesia from its last stressed vowel (/iʒə/):
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 dyskinesia
- dyskinesias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dyskinesia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
- 2
A disorder involving such state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dyskinesia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense impairment of voluntary movement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dyskinésie |
| Portuguese | discinesia |
| Spanish | discinesia |
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 dyskinesia come from?
From dys- + -kinesia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).