neurodiversity
neu·ro·di·vers·i·ty/ˌn(j)ʊɹoʊˌdaɪˈvɝsəti/noun
neurodiversity is spelled N-E-U-R-O-D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y: 14 letters and 6 syllables (neu·ro·di·vers·i·ty). It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neurodiversity means “The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neurodiversity is neurodiversities.
How many letters and syllables are in neurodiversity?
| Letters | 14: N-E-U-R-O-D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: neu·ro·di·vers·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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).
How do you pronounce neurodiversity?
- UK /ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/
- UK /-dɪ-/
- US /ˌn(j)ʊɹoʊˌdaɪˈvɝsəti/
Neurodiversity has 6 syllables, split neu·ro·di·vers·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-neurodiversity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neurodiversity
- neurodiversities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neurodiversity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neurodiversity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense variety of configurations of the brain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | neurodiversité |
| German | Neurodiversität |
| Portuguese | neurodiversidade |
| Spanish | neurodiversidad |
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 neurodiversity come from?
From neuro- (prefix denoting the nervous system) + diversity, coined by the Australian sociologist Judy Singer (born 1951) in her Bachelor of Arts dissertation (1998), and popularized by Harvey Blume in The Atlantic in September 1998: see the quotations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).