afasia

[aˈfasja]

/[aˈfasja]/ noun

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The verdict

“afasia” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #69,947 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,947
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pérdida de la capacidad de lenguaje por lesión.

Key facts for afasia
PropertyValue
Headwordafasia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈfasja]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,947
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afasia” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). afasia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for afasia is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈfasja]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,947 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pérdida de la capacidad de lenguaje por lesión.".

afasia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is afasia, spelled A-F-A-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pérdida de la capacidad de lenguaje por lesión.

This word in other languages

aphasia(English)aphasie(Français)Aphasie(Deutsch)afasia(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afasia"?
"afasia" is spelled A-F-A-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfasja].
What does "afasia" mean?
As a noun, "afasia" means: Pérdida de la capacidad de lenguaje por lesión.
How do you pronounce "afasia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afasia" is [aˈfasja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afasia" come from?
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Using “afasia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-A-S-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈfasja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list