neuroanatomy
/ˌn(j)ʊroʊəˈnætəmi/
"neuroanatomy" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neuroanatomy” is uncommon English (frequency #90,764 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,764
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The anatomy of the nervous system.
Corpus desk
Index EN-neuroanatomy · neuroanatomy · English
neuroanatomy · rank #90,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,764
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 24,391
- PHOTO-FINISH neurophysiolo…
Nearest frequency peer: neurophysiological (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “neuroanatomy”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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nationalise
9,242 corpus weight
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needa
9,240 corpus weight
- Neeley
Neeley
9,239 corpus weight
- neuroanatomy
neuroanatomy
9,237 corpus weight
- neurophysio…
neurophysiological
9,236 corpus weight
- neuroprotec…
neuroprotective
9,235 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “neuroanatomy” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neuroanatomy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌn(j)ʊroʊəˈnætəmi/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #90,764 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neuroanatomy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neuroanatomy is uncommon English at frequency #90,764 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌn(j)ʊroʊəˈnætəmi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
neuroanatomy doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From neuro- + anatomy. The correct English form is neuroanatomy, spelled N-E-U-R-O-A-N-A-T-O-M-Y.
Definition
- 1The anatomy of the nervous system.
- 2The structure of the nerves of a specific organ or organism.
Etymology
From neuro- + anatomy.
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); 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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.