Hypochonder

[hypoˈxɔndɐ]

/[hypoˈxɔndɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hypochonder” is uncommon German (frequency #76,910 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,910
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Hypochondrie hat; eine Person, die sich selbst einbildet, krank zu sein, sodass unter Umständen tatsächliche Symptome der Krankheit auftreten können

Corpus desk

Index DE-hypochonder · Hypochonder · German

Hypochonder · rank #76,910 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,910
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hydraulischer

Nearest frequency peer: hydraulischer (-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 „Hypochonder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hypochonder
PropertyValue
HeadwordHypochonder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hypoˈxɔndɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,910
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hypochonder“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hydraulischer“ (#76,909), „hörbaren“ (#76,911), „hungriger“ (#76,908). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hypochonder“ bei #76,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hypochonder is uncommon German at frequency #76,910 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hypoˈxɔndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Hypochonder has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Hypochonder, spelled H-Y-P-O-C-H-O-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Hypochondrie hat; eine Person, die sich selbst einbildet, krank zu sein, sodass unter Umständen tatsächliche Symptome der Krankheit auftreten können
  2. 2
    Mensch, der milzsüchtig und deswegen grämlich und melancholisch ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Praxisbesuch ist kostenlos, was von Hypochondern natürlich weidlich ausgenutzt wird.“
  2. „Mein Vater war zeit seines Lebens ein Hypochonder, der täglich ein anderes Gebrechen hatte, einen neuen Schmerz verspürte.“

Synonyms

Simulant

This word in other languages

hypochondriac(English)hipocondríaco(Español)hypocondriaque(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 "Hypochonder"?
"Hypochonder" is spelled H-Y-P-O-C-H-O-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [hypoˈxɔndɐ].
What does "Hypochonder" mean?
As a noun, "Hypochonder" means: jemand, der Hypochondrie hat; eine Person, die sich selbst einbildet, krank zu sein, sodass unter Umständen tatsächliche Symptome der Krankheit auftreten können
How do you pronounce "Hypochonder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hypochonder" is [hypoˈxɔndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hypochonder" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list