hydroponics
/ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/
"hydroponics" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hydroponics” is uncommon English (frequency #62,978 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,978
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.
| 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) |
Where “hydroponics” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hydroponics is uncommon English at frequency #62,978 among 23,837 “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.
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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Using “hydroponics”
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- The one correct English spelling is H-Y-D-R-O-P-O-N-I-C-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.