neurasthenic
/ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/
"neurasthenic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neurasthenic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.
Corpus desk
Index EN-neurasthenic · neurasthenic · English
neurasthenic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neurasthenic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “neurasthenic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
neurasthenic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.".
neurasthenic has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”). The correct English form is neurasthenic, spelled N-E-U-R-A-S-T-H-E-N-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neurasthenic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They agreed to have no more family gatherings due to their father's neurasthenic presence.
Middle-class parents’ self-medication has long been recreationalized, even romanticized in America (so long as they were white); think of sitcom dads pouring a drink and sinking into the BarcaLounger after a long day with Bob in accounting, or neurasthenic moms popping pink capsules while the casserole browns.
Etymology
From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).
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.