Hippolyt

[hɪpoˈlyːt]

/[hɪpoˈlyːt]/ name

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The verdict

“Hippolyt” is uncommon German (frequency #99,979 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,979
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-hippolyt · Hippolyt · German

Hippolyt · rank #99,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,979
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hintergrundes

Nearest frequency peer: Hintergrundes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hippolyt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hippolyt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hippolyt
PropertyValue
HeadwordHippolyt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[hɪpoˈlyːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hippolyt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hippolytfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hintergrundes“ (#99,978), „hinteres“ (#99,977), „Hochstifts“ (#99,981). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hippolyt“ bei #99,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hippolyt is uncommon German at frequency #99,979 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [hɪpoˈlyːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hippolyt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hippolyt, spelled H-I-P-P-O-L-Y-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hippolyt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unser Enkel Hippolyt bekommt bald Reitstunden.

This word in other languages

Hipólito(Español)Hippolyte(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hippolyt"?
"Hippolyt" is spelled H-I-P-P-O-L-Y-T. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪpoˈlyːt].
What does "Hippolyt" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hippolyt" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Hippolyt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hippolyt" is [hɪpoˈlyːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hippolyt" come from?
"Hippolyt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hippolyt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hinteres#99,977Hickhack#99,970huldigte#99,995hydrogen#99,999

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list