plagiocephaly
noun
plagiocephaly is spelled P-L-A-G-I-O-C-E-P-H-A-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plagiocephaly means “A congenital condition where the skull suffers an oblique malformation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plagiocephaly is plagiocephalies.
How many letters and syllables are in plagiocephaly?
| Letters | 13: P-L-A-G-I-O-C-E-P-H-A-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 plagiocephaly?
Plagiocephaly appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 plagiocephaly
- plagiocephalies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plagiocephaly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A congenital condition where the skull suffers an oblique malformation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plagiocephaly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense congenital condition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | plagiocefalia |
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 plagiocephaly come from?
From plagio- + -cephaly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).