Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quality-adjusted life year

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
qual-i-ty-ad-just-ed life year
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of measurement, equivalent to one year of life in perfect health, that can be used to decide whether a medical procedure is worthwhile for an individual.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

quality-adjusted life years (plural)

Phrases

disability-adjusted life year quality of life

Frequently Paired Words

DALY disability-adjusted life year healthspan quality of life

Synonyms

QALY QUALY

Questions

What does quality-adjusted life year mean?
A unit of measurement, equivalent to one year of life in perfect health, that can be used to decide whether a medical procedure is worthwhile for an individual.

How to pronounce quality-adjusted life year

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “quality-adjusted life year”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “quality-adjusted life year”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “quality-adjusted life year” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.