# hibernate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhaɪbə(r)ˌneɪt/ · frequency rank #41,671

## Definitions
1. To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
2. To live in seclusion.
3. To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hībernātus, perfect passive participle of hībernō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from hībernus (“wintry”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`hbiernate`, `hhibernate`, `hibbernate`, `hibenrate`, `hiberante`, `hibernaet`, `hibernatte`, `hibernnate`, `hiberntae`, `hiberrnate`, `hibrenate`, `hiebrnate`, `ihbernate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hibernate