neurosurgery
noun
neurosurgery is spelled N-E-U-R-O-S-U-R-G-E-R-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neurosurgery means “The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neurosurgery is neurosurgeries.
How many letters and syllables are in neurosurgery?
| Letters | 12: N-E-U-R-O-S-U-R-G-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is neurosurgery?
Neurosurgery appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 neurosurgery?
- US
Neurosurgery has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-neurosurgery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neurosurgery
- neurosurgeries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neurosurgery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.
- 2
Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate neurosurgery?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of neurosurgery: neurosurg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neurosurgery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | neurochirurgie |
| German | Neurochirurgie , Hirnchirurgie |
| Portuguese | neurocirurgia |
| Spanish | neurocirugía |
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.