dyspepsia
/dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/
"dyspepsia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dyspepsia” is uncommon English (frequency #87,238 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,238
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dyspepsia · dyspepsia · English
dyspepsia · rank #87,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,238
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH duplicative
Nearest frequency peer: duplicative (-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 “dyspepsia”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Dubinsky
Dubinsky
12,768 corpus weight
- Dunton
Dunton
12,766 corpus weight
- duplicative
duplicative
12,765 corpus weight
- dyspepsia
dyspepsia
12,763 corpus weight
- earwig
earwig
12,761 corpus weight
- ectoplasm
ectoplasm
12,760 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dyspepsia” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dyspepsia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dyspepsia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dyspepsia is uncommon English at frequency #87,238 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for dyspepsia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia. The correct English form is dyspepsia, spelled D-Y-S-P-E-P-S-I-A.
Definition
- 1Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.
- 2Irritation or disgruntlement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dyspepsia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.
It is not my strength of mind (exert it as I may) that will prevent me from experiencing dyspepsia, if such follies as these are exhibited before me.
Etymology
From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.
Synonyms
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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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