parasomnia
noun
parasomnia is spelled P-A-R-A-S-O-M-N-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parasomnia means “Any of several sleep disorders” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parasomnia is parasomnias.
How many letters and syllables are in parasomnia?
| Letters | 10: P-A-R-A-S-O-M-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 parasomnia?
Parasomnia appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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).
Forms of parasomnia
- parasomnias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parasomnia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several sleep disorders.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parasomnia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sleep disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parasomnie |
| German | Parasomnie |
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 parasomnia come from?
From para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) + Latin somnus (“sleep”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).