Hypostase
[hypoˈstaːzə]
The verdict
“Hypostase” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Verdinglichen, Vergegenständlichen eines abstrakten Begriffs
Corpus desk
Index DE-hypostase · Hypostase · German
Hypostase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Hypostase |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hypoˈstaːzə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hypostase“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hypostase is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hypoˈstaːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hypostase in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hypostase, spelled H-Y-P-O-S-T-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1das Verdinglichen, Vergegenständlichen eines abstrakten Begriffs
- 2personifiziertes göttliches Wesen sowie die Gesamtheit seiner Wesenszüge (zum Beispiel die drei Personen der Trinität)
- 3postmortales Absacken und Versickern des Blutes entsprechend der Schwerkraft (zuerst intra- dann extravasal); vermehrte Anfüllung tiefer liegender Körperteile mit Blut (zum Beispiel Lunge bei Bettlägrigen)
- 4Phänomen, bei der sich ein Wort durch eine Änderung der syntaktischen Funktion verselbstständigt
- 5Überlagerung, Verhinderung der Durchsetzung eines Gens durch ein anderes
Synonyms
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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.