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paraphasia

/pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
para-pha-sia
IPA
/pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From para- + -phasia.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/
  • British English: /pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

paraphasias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paraphasic paranomia malapropism

Questions

How do you pronounce paraphasia?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/.
What does paraphasia mean?
A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.
Where does paraphasia come from?
From para- + -phasia.

How to pronounce paraphasia

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