neurodegeneration
noun
neurodegeneration is spelled N-E-U-R-O-D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neurodegeneration means “The degeneration (and death) of neurons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neurodegeneration is neurodegenerations.
How many letters and syllables are in neurodegeneration?
| Letters | 17: N-E-U-R-O-D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is neurodegeneration?
Neurodegeneration appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of neurodegeneration
- neurodegenerations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neurodegeneration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The degeneration (and death) of neurons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neurodegeneration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the degeneration and death of neurons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | neurodégénérescence |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does neurodegeneration come from?
From neuro- + degeneration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).