hypophrygisch
[ˌhypoˈfʁyːɡɪʃ]
The verdict
“hypophrygisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine alte Kirchentonart
Corpus desk
Index DE-hypophrygisch · hypophrygisch · German
hypophrygisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | hypophrygisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌhypoˈfʁyːɡɪʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hypophrygisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hypophrygisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌhypoˈfʁyːɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine alte Kirchentonart".
Zero misspellings are on record for hypophrygisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hypophrygisch, spelled H-Y-P-O-P-H-R-Y-G-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine alte Kirchentonart
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hypophrygisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Die ionische Tonleiter entstand im antiken Griechenland, und war wohl zunächst eine chromatische Variante des alten hypophrygischen Modus."
Synonyms
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.