# hibernation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #28,580

## Definitions
1. A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
2. A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
3. A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.

## Etymology
From Latin hibernātus, from hibernō, from hībernus (“winter”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`hbiernation`, `hhibernation`, `hibbernation`, `hibenration`, `hiberantion`, `hibernaiton`, `hibernasion`, `hibernatino`, `hibernationn`, `hibernatoin`, `hibernattion`, `hibernnation`, `hiberntaion`, `hiberrnation`, `hibrenation`, `hiebrnation`, `ihbernation`

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