hemodialysis
/ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/
"hemodialysis" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hemodialysis” is uncommon English (frequency #57,426 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,426
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hemodialysis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #57,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hemodialysis” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hemodialysis is uncommon English at frequency #57,426 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hemodialysis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) + διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω (dialúō, “I separate”), from διά (diá, “through”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, hemo- + dialysis. The correct English form is hemodialysis, spelled H-E-M-O-D-I-A-L-Y-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) + διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω (dialúō, “I separate”), from διά (diá, “through”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, hemo- + dialysis.
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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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Using “hemodialysis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-E-M-O-D-I-A-L-Y-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/ (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.