dysmorphic
/ˌdɪsˈmɔɹfɪk/
"dysmorphic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dysmorphic” is uncommon English (frequency #89,317 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,317
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, relative to, producing, or having dysmorphism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dysmorphic · dysmorphic · English
dysmorphic · rank #89,317 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,317
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH ecclesiology
Nearest frequency peer: ecclesiology (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “dysmorphic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dreamily
dreamily
10,689 corpus weight
- Ducasse
Ducasse
10,688 corpus weight
- dysmorphic
dysmorphic
10,684 corpus weight
- ecclesiology
ecclesiology
10,682 corpus weight
- elderflower
elderflower
10,681 corpus weight
- electorally
electorally
10,680 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dysmorphic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dysmorphic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌdɪsˈmɔɹfɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #89,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dysmorphic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dysmorphic is uncommon English at frequency #89,317 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌdɪsˈmɔɹfɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dysmorphic, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dys- + -morphic. The correct English form is dysmorphic, spelled D-Y-S-M-O-R-P-H-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of, relative to, producing, or having dysmorphism.
- 2Usually body dysmorphic: Having or relating to dysmorphia, also known as body dysmorphic disorder.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dysmorphic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The first clue to possible genetic disease is usually the appearance of the infant, who does not ‘look right’ – in other words, he is dysmorphic.
Much of the suffering experienced by disabled or dysmorphic people is socially determined and value laden.
Etymology
From dys- + -morphic.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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