Hippocratic
"hippocratic" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hippocratic” is uncommon English (frequency #58,078 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,078
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pertaining to, or in accordance with the theories of, ancient Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hippocratic · Hippocratic · English
Hippocratic · rank #58,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,078
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Hime
Nearest frequency peer: Hime (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Hippocratic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hexadecimal
hexadecimal
41,927 corpus weight
- highbrow
highbrow
41,926 corpus weight
- hillock
hillock
41,925 corpus weight
- Hime
Hime
41,924 corpus weight
- Hippocratic
Hippocratic
41,923 corpus weight
- HMG
HMG
41,922 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Hippocratic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hippocratic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #58,078 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Hippocratic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Hippocratic is uncommon English at frequency #58,078 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pertaining to, or in accordance with the theories of, ancient Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hippocratic, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Medieval Latin Hippocraticus, equivalent to Hippocrates + -ic. The correct English form is Hippocratic, spelled H-I-P-P-O-C-R-A-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to, or in accordance with the theories of, ancient Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hippocratic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As a means of restoring vigor to the generative organs, flagellation was recommended by the ancient physicians as an effectual remedy, in accordance with the Hippocratic principle of ubi stimulus, ibi affluxus.
Technology doesn't have a Hippocratic oath.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Hippocraticus, equivalent to Hippocrates + -ic.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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