neurodevelopmental

adj

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"neurodevelopmental" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“neurodevelopmental” is an uncommon English word, ranked #69,276 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#69,276
frequency rank, English
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.

Key facts for neurodevelopmental
PropertyValue
Headwordneurodevelopmental
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters18
Frequency rank#69,276
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “neurodevelopmental” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). neurodevelopmental lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for neurodevelopmental is 18 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #69,276 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neurodevelopmental"?
"neurodevelopmental" is spelled N-E-U-R-O-D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-A-L.
What does "neurodevelopmental" mean?
As an adjective, "neurodevelopmental" means: Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
What is the origin of the word "neurodevelopmental"?
From neuro- + developmental. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “neurodevelopmental”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-E-U-R-O-D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list