histopathological

adj

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"histopathological" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“histopathological” is uncommon English (frequency #91,608 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,608
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to histopathology

Key facts for histopathological
PropertyValue
Headwordhistopathological
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters17
Frequency rank#91,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “histopathological” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). histopathological lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

histopathological is uncommon English at frequency #91,608 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to histopathology".

histopathological has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From histo- + pathological. The correct English form is histopathological, spelled H-I-S-T-O-P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to histopathology

Etymology

From histo- + pathological.

Synonyms

pathohistological

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "histopathological"?
"histopathological" is spelled H-I-S-T-O-P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.
What does "histopathological" mean?
As an adjective, "histopathological" means: Of or pertaining to histopathology
What is the origin of the word "histopathological"?
From histo- + pathological. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “histopathological”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-I-S-T-O-P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list