hydroponics
/ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/
"hydroponics" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hydroponics” is uncommon English (frequency #62,978 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,978
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hydroponics · hydroponics · English
hydroponics · rank #62,978 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,978
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH IHC
Nearest frequency peer: IHC (+2 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 “hydroponics”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Hodgkinson
Hodgkinson
37,028 corpus weight
- Hoey
Hoey
37,027 corpus weight
- holodeck
holodeck
37,026 corpus weight
- hydroponics
hydroponics
37,023 corpus weight
- IHC
IHC
37,021 corpus weight
- Ilham
Ilham
37,019 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hydroponics” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hydroponics |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #62,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hydroponics” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hydroponics is uncommon English at frequency #62,978 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hydroponics in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hydro- (“water”) + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work, labour”) + -ics. The correct English form is hydroponics, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-P-O-N-I-C-S.
Definition
- 1The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hydroponics appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Despite relying on water alone to grow plants, hydroponics systems require 90 percent less water than crops grown in soil, due to water recycling and the self-contained nature of the system. Because of the closed nature of the system, it is […]
Etymology
From hydro- (“water”) + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work, labour”) + -ics.
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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