# neuropathy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌnjuːˈrɒ.pə.θiː/ · frequency rank #35,844

## Definitions
1. Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
2. Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).

## Etymology
From neuro- + -pathy.

## Common misspellings (15)
`enuropathy`, `neruopathy`, `neuorpathy`, `neuroapthy`, `neuropahty`, `neuropathhy`, `neuropathyy`, `neuropatthy`, `neuropatyh`, `neuroppathy`, `neuroptahy`, `neurpoathy`, `neurropathy`, `nneuropathy`, `nueropathy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/neuropathy