hippo-
[hɪpo]
The verdict
“hippo-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pferd
Corpus desk
Index DE-hippo · hippo- · German
hippo- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hippo- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [hɪpo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hippo-“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hippo- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [hɪpo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pferd".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hippo- in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hippo-, spelled H-I-P-P-O--.
Definition
- 1Pferd
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hippo- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Hippologie ist die Lehre/Wissenschaft vom Pferd.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.