presbycusis
/ˌpɹɛzbəˈkjuːsəs/noun
presbycusis is spelled P-R-E-S-B-Y-C-U-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, presbycusis means “Inability of the ears, due to aging, to perceive and focus on high-pitched sounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in presbycusis?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-S-B-Y-C-U-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 presbycusis?
Presbycusis appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 presbycusis?
- /ˌpɹɛzbəˈkjuːsəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of presbycusis
- presbyacusis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does presbycusis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inability of the ears, due to aging, to perceive and focus on high-pitched sounds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Presbycusis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inability to focus on high-pitched sounds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | presbyacousie |
| Spanish | presbiacusia |
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 presbycusis come from?
See presbyacusis § Etymology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).