Hypothalamus
[hypoˈtaːlamʊs]
The verdict
“Hypothalamus” is uncommon German (frequency #74,720 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,720
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teil des Zwischenhirns zur Steuerung der vegetativen Funktionen des Körpers
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hypothalamus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hypoˈtaːlamʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #74,720 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hypothalamus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hypothalamus is uncommon German at frequency #74,720 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hypoˈtaːlamʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil des Zwischenhirns zur Steuerung der vegetativen Funktionen des Körpers".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hypothalamus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Hypothalamus, spelled H-Y-P-O-T-H-A-L-A-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Teil des Zwischenhirns zur Steuerung der vegetativen Funktionen des Körpers
This word in other languages
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 “Hypothalamus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-Y-P-O-T-H-A-L-A-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hypoˈtaːlamʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.