dysrhythmia

noun

"dysrhythmia" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.

Key facts for dysrhythmia
PropertyValue
Headworddysrhythmia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dysrhythmia” sits in English frequency

dysrhythmia falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dysrhythmia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dysrhythmia, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dys- + rhythm + -ia. The correct English form is dysrhythmia, spelled D-Y-S-R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.

Etymology

From dys- + rhythm + -ia.

Synonyms

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 "dysrhythmia"?
"dysrhythmia" is spelled D-Y-S-R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-A.
What does "dysrhythmia" mean?
As a noun, "dysrhythmia" means: A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.
What is the origin of the word "dysrhythmia"?
From dys- + rhythm + -ia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “dysrhythmia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-Y-S-R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list