neurological

Name: neurological, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/nɝəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/

//nɝəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“neurological” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,176
frequency rank, English: 1,534
“N” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to neurology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-neurological · neurological · English

neurological · rank #14,176 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #14,176
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 1,534
PHOTO-FINISH nausea

Nearest frequency peer: nausea (-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.

Nairobi

85,828
nana

85,827
nausea

85,826
neurological

85,825
Nicola

85,824
optimum

85,823

What this shows “neurological” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

neurological vs neurologic

83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for neurological
Property	Value
Headword	neurological
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/nɝəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#14,176
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “neurological”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).neurologicallands here:

#14,176

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “nausea” (#14,175), “Nicola” (#14,177), “nana” (#14,174). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “neurological” is #14,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around neurological (IPA /nɝəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,176 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or pertaining to neurology.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for neurological, with forms such as "enurological", "neruological", and "neuorlogical". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "neurologic", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: * neurology + -ical The correct English form is neurological, spelled N-E-U-R-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.

Definition

1
Of or pertaining to neurology.

Etymology

* neurology + -ical

This word in other languages

neurologique(Français)neurologisch(Deutsch)neurológico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

enurological
neruological
neuorlogical
neurloogical
neurolgoical
neurollogical
neurologcial
neurologgical
neurologiacl
neurologicall
neurologiccal
neurologicla
neuroloigcal
neuroolgical
neurrological
nneurological
nuerological

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neurological - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "neurological"

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 "neurological"?

"neurological" is spelled N-E-U-R-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /nɝəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/.

What does "neurological" mean?

As an adjective, "neurological" means: Of or pertaining to neurology.

What words are commonly confused with "neurological"?

"neurological" is commonly confused with "neurologic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "neurological"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neurological" is /nɝəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "neurological"?

* neurology + -ical See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "neurological", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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