hemiplegia
/ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/
"hemiplegia" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hemiplegia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hemiplegia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hemiplegia” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hemiplegia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hemiplegia, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin hemiplegia, from Ancient Greek ἡμιπλήξ (hēmiplḗx), also ἡμιπληγής (hēmiplēgḗs, “stricken on one side”), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to strike”). By surface analysis, hemi- + -plegia. The correct English form is hemiplegia, spelled H-E-M-I-P-L-E-G-I-A.
Definition
- 1Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
Etymology
From New Latin hemiplegia, from Ancient Greek ἡμιπλήξ (hēmiplḗx), also ἡμιπληγής (hēmiplēgḗs, “stricken on one side”), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to strike”). By surface analysis, hemi- + -plegia.
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.
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Using “hemiplegia”
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- The one correct English spelling is H-E-M-I-P-L-E-G-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.