Hippokampus
German, noun[hɪpoˈkampʊs]
Hippokampus is spelled H-I-P-P-O-K-A-M-P-U-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 317,631st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hippokampus is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Hippocampus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil des Hirnmantels, der wie eine Sichel geformt ist”.
What does Hippokampus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of Hippocampus
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teil des Hirnmantels, der wie eine Sichel geformt ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hippokampus
- Hippokampi plural
- Hippocampus alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hippokampus?
- [hɪpoˈkampʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hippokampus in German?
Hippokampus appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).