magnetic resonance imaging

noun

"magnetic-resonance-imaging" is a 24-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
26
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.

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Index EN-magnetic-resonance-imagi · magnetic resonance imaging · English

magnetic resonance imaging · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 26 letters
  • VOW-10 10 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for magnetic resonance imaging
PropertyValue
Headwordmagnetic resonance imaging
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters26
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “magnetic resonance imaging” in English

magnetic resonance imagingsits 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

magnetic resonance imaging is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for magnetic resonance imaging, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is magnetic resonance imaging, spelled M-A-G-N-E-T-I-C- -R-E-S-O-N-A-N-C-E- -I-M-A-G-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.
  2. 2
    An instance of this technique being used; an image made using this technique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how magnetic resonance imaging appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Confirmation of the condition is made through radiographs, bone scans, or magnetic resonance imagings (MRI’s).
  2. I had blood tests for HIV, hepatitis and scores of other illnesses, and two MRIs (magnetic resonance imagings, which show internal organs) to rule out cancer.

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 "magnetic resonance imaging"?
"magnetic resonance imaging" is spelled M-A-G-N-E-T-I-C- -R-E-S-O-N-A-N-C-E- -I-M-A-G-I-N-G.
What does "magnetic resonance imaging" mean?
As a noun, "magnetic resonance imaging" means: A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.
What language does "magnetic resonance imaging" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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