Hypophyse
[hypoˈfyːzə]
The verdict
“Hypophyse” is uncommon German (frequency #98,609 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,609
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anatomie, Physiologie: eine Hormondrüse, der eine zentrale übergeordnete Rolle bei der Regulation des endokrinen Systems im Körper zukommt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hypophyse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hypoˈfyːzə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #98,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hypophyse” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hypophyse is uncommon German at frequency #98,609 among 59,066 “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
- 1Anatomie, Physiologie: eine Hormondrüse, der eine zentrale übergeordnete Rolle bei der Regulation des endokrinen Systems im Körper zukommt
- 2wenigzelliges Verbindungsgewebe zwischen Suspensor und Embryo, im reifen Samen ist sie meist nicht mehr zu erkennen
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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.
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Using “Hypophyse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-Y-P-O-P-H-Y-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hypoˈfyːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.