Aphonia
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A condition of the vocal organs in which a person loses the ability to produce voiced speech.
“She developed aphonia after straining her voice during the concert.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
a·pho·ni·a
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Synonyms
voicelessness
Antonyms
phonation
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Wordle
Contains PH and ends in IA, four vowels A, O, I, A make it very vowel-heavy
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High vowel count is useful for clearing four vowels from the rack in one play
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