high blood pressure
"high-blood-pressure" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“high blood pressure” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, blood pressure.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | high blood pressure |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “high blood pressure” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
high blood pressure is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
high blood pressure has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From high + blood pressure. The correct English form is high blood pressure, spelled H-I-G-H- -B-L-O-O-D- -P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, blood pressure.
- 2Synonym of hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure)
Etymology
From high + blood pressure.
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.
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Using “high blood pressure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-I-G-H- -B-L-O-O-D- -P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.