hydropower

noun

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"hydropower" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hydropower” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,530. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,530
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hydroelectric power

Corpus desk

Index EN-hydropower · hydropower · English

hydropower · rank #34,530 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,530
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hydrolysis

Nearest frequency peer: hydrolysis (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hydropower”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hydropower” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hydropower
PropertyValue
Headwordhydropower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,530
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hydropower”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).hydropowerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hydrolysis” (#34,529), “Hyman” (#34,531), “hydraulics” (#34,528). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hydropower” is #34,530. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around hydropower, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,530 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "hydroelectric power".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for hydropower, with forms such as "hdyropower", "hhydropower", and "hyddropower". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hydro- + power. The correct English form is hydropower, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-P-O-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    hydroelectric power

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hydropower appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The 16 small hydro-power stations run by Kuandian County provide 80 percent of the electricity for agricultural use in this county.

Etymology

From hydro- + power.

Synonyms

water power

This word in other languages

energía hidráulica(Español)Wasserkraft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hdyropower
  • hhydropower
  • hyddropower
  • hydorpower
  • hydroopwer
  • hydropoewr
  • hydropowerr
  • hydropowre
  • hydropowwer
  • hydroppower
  • hydropwoer
  • hydrpoower
  • hydrropower
  • hyrdopower
  • hyydropower
  • yhdropower

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hydropower - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hdyropower2hhydropower1hyddropower1hydorpower2hydroopwer2hydropoewr2hydropowerr1hydropowre2
Edit distance from "hydropower"

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 "hydropower"?
"hydropower" is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-P-O-W-E-R.
What does "hydropower" mean?
As a noun, "hydropower" means: hydroelectric power
What are common misspellings of "hydropower"?
Common misspellings include "hdyropower", "hhydropower", "hyddropower", "hydorpower", "hydroopwer". The correct spelling is "hydropower".
What is the origin of the word "hydropower"?
From hydro- + power. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hydropower", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hydrolysis#34,529hydraulics#34,528illiteracy#34,535incitement#34,537

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

nutcracker16 variantsBlumenthal16 variantsaggressiveness16 variantsthrombosis16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list