Hypophyse

[hypoˈfyːzə]

/[hypoˈfyːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hypophyse” is uncommon German (frequency #98,609 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,609
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anatomie, Physiologie: eine Hormondrüse, der eine zentrale übergeordnete Rolle bei der Regulation des endokrinen Systems im Körper zukommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hypophyse · Hypophyse · German

Hypophyse · rank #98,609 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,609
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH huste

Nearest frequency peer: huste (-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 „Hypophyse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hypophyse
PropertyValue
HeadwordHypophyse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hypoˈfyːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,609
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hypophyse“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hypophysefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „huste“ (#98,608), „humanitär“ (#98,607), „Häuserblock“ (#98,611). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hypophyse“ bei #98,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hypophyse is uncommon German at frequency #98,609 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hypoˈfyːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hypophyse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Hypophyse, spelled H-Y-P-O-P-H-Y-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anatomie, Physiologie: eine Hormondrüse, der eine zentrale übergeordnete Rolle bei der Regulation des endokrinen Systems im Körper zukommt
  2. 2
    wenigzelliges Verbindungsgewebe zwischen Suspensor und Embryo, im reifen Samen ist sie meist nicht mehr zu erkennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Hypophyse wird über vier Arterien mit Blut gespeist.“
  2. „Gleichzeitig differenziert sich an der Anheftungsstelle des Embryos am Suspensor eine Zelle, die sogenannte Hypophyse, deren Abkömmlinge sich am Aufbau der Wurzel und der Wurzelhaube beteiligen.“

Synonyms

HirnanhangHirnanhangdrüseHirnanhangsdrüseGlandula pituitaria

This word in other languages

hypophysis(English)hipófisis(Español)hypophyse(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 "Hypophyse"?
"Hypophyse" is spelled H-Y-P-O-P-H-Y-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [hypoˈfyːzə].
What does "Hypophyse" mean?
As a noun, "Hypophyse" means: Anatomie, Physiologie: eine Hormondrüse, der eine zentrale übergeordnete Rolle bei der Regulation des endokrinen Systems im Körper zukommt
How do you pronounce "Hypophyse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hypophyse" is [hypoˈfyːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hypophyse" come from?
"Hypophyse" 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 "Hypophyse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

humanitär#98,607Honigmann#98,602inhärente#98,628Innenwand#98,630

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list