Hypertrophie
[hypɐtʁoˈfiː]
The verdict
“Hypertrophie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei vermehrter Beanspruchung auftretende Vergrößerung von Geweben oder Organen durch Vergrößerung der Zellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hypertrophie · Hypertrophie · German
Hypertrophie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Hypertrophie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hypɐtʁoˈfiː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hypertrophie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hypertrophie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hypɐtʁoˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Hypertrophie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hypertrophie, spelled H-Y-P-E-R-T-R-O-P-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1bei vermehrter Beanspruchung auftretende Vergrößerung von Geweben oder Organen durch Vergrößerung der Zellen
- 2Übermaß, Übersteigertsein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hypertrophie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Hypertrophie des Herzens wünscht sich niemand.
Ein Bodybuilder wünscht sich die Hypertrophie der trainierten Muskel.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.