neuropsychology
/ˌnjuːɹəʊˌsaɪˈkɒ.lə.dʒi/noun
neuropsychology is spelled N-E-U-R-O-P-S-Y-C-H-O-L-O-G-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neuropsychology means “A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in neuropsychology?
| Letters | 15: N-E-U-R-O-P-S-Y-C-H-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 neuropsychology?
Neuropsychology appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 neuropsychology?
- /ˌnjuːɹəʊˌsaɪˈkɒ.lə.dʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-neuropsychology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does neuropsychology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.
- 2
The facts uncovered thereby, or the body of knowledge thus produced.
the neuropsychology of culpability comprises the neurology of competence and indeed all neuroscience of the neural correlates of consciousness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neuropsychology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of neurology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | neuropsychologie |
| German | Neuropsychologie |
| Portuguese | neuropsicologia |
| Spanish | neuropsicología |
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 neuropsychology come from?
From neuro- + psychology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).