Hyperbel

[hyˈpɛʁbl̩]

/[hyˈpɛʁbl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Hyperbel” is uncommon German (frequency #66,337 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,337
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rhetorisches Stilmittel der Übertreibung

Corpus desk

Index DE-hyperbel · Hyperbel · German

Hyperbel · rank #66,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,337
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hundewelpen

Nearest frequency peer: Hundewelpen (-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 „Hyperbel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hyperbel
PropertyValue
HeadwordHyperbel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hyˈpɛʁbl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hyperbel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hundewelpen“ (#66,336), „Häretiker“ (#66,338), „houses“ (#66,335). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hyperbel“ bei #66,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hyperbel is uncommon German at frequency #66,337 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hyˈpɛʁbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Hyperbel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hyperbel, spelled H-Y-P-E-R-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    rhetorisches Stilmittel der Übertreibung
  2. 2
    eine Kurve, die aus zwei zueinander symmetrischen, sich ins Unendliche erstreckenden Ästen besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein herkulischer Körper hatte im Kontrast zum sensiblen Wesen der nervösen Dichtereitelkeit eine besondere Note der Drolligkeit; die zuletzt bis zum Wahnwitz gesteigerte Ueberspannung hatte an ihm etwas Muskulöses, das die Hyperbel auf die Spitze trieb.
  2. Der Graph der Funktion f(x)=1/x stellt eine Hyperbel dar.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Hyperbel"?
"Hyperbel" is spelled H-Y-P-E-R-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [hyˈpɛʁbl̩].
What does "Hyperbel" mean?
As a noun, "Hyperbel" means: rhetorisches Stilmittel der Übertreibung
How do you pronounce "Hyperbel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hyperbel" is [hyˈpɛʁbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hyperbel" come from?
"Hyperbel" 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 "Hyperbel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list