neurodevelopmental
"neurodevelopmental" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neurodevelopmental” is uncommon English (frequency #69,276 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,276
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
Corpus desk
Index EN-neurodevelopmental · neurodevelopmental · English
neurodevelopmental · rank #69,276 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,276
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH neurogenesis
Nearest frequency peer: neurogenesis (+1 rank slots)
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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.
Long-tail ranks near “neurodevelopmental”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- musta
musta
30,731 corpus weight
- Nauvoo
Nauvoo
30,727 corpus weight
- neurodevelo…
neurodevelopmental
30,725 corpus weight
- neurogenesis
neurogenesis
30,724 corpus weight
- neutering
neutering
30,723 corpus weight
- neutrophil
neutrophil
30,721 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “neurodevelopmental” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neurodevelopmental |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #69,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “neurodevelopmental” in English
Rare enough to double-check
neurodevelopmental is uncommon English at frequency #69,276 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.".
Zero misspellings are on record for neurodevelopmental in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From neuro- + developmental. The correct English form is neurodevelopmental, spelled N-E-U-R-O-D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neurodevelopmental appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This supports the broad hypothesis that many of the neurodevelopmental disorders are, to a certain extent, aetiologically linked.
So you know, we have a good case with an increasing body of evidence, supported by a trifecta of research from human epidemiology, animal and in vitro studies, which suggests that prenatal acetaminophen or paracetamol might alter fetal development, increasing the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Etymology
From neuro- + developmental.
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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