dysphasia

/dɪsˈfeɪʒə/

//dɪsˈfeɪʒə// noun

"dysphasia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dysphasia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dysphasia · dysphasia · English

dysphasia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for dysphasia
PropertyValue
Headworddysphasia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪsˈfeɪʒə/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dysphasia” in English

dysphasiasits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dysphasia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪsˈfeɪʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.".

dysphasia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dys- + -phasia. The correct English form is dysphasia, spelled D-Y-S-P-H-A-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.

Etymology

From dys- + -phasia.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dysphasia"?
"dysphasia" is spelled D-Y-S-P-H-A-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈfeɪʒə/.
What does "dysphasia" mean?
As a noun, "dysphasia" means: Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.
How do you pronounce "dysphasia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dysphasia" is /dɪsˈfeɪʒə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dysphasia"?
From dys- + -phasia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list