hydropower

noun

"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
23,837
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hydroelectric power

Key facts for hydropower
PropertyValue
Headwordhydropower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,530
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hydropower” 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). hydropower lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around hydropower, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,530 among 23,837 “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

Etymology

From hydro- + power.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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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Using “hydropower”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is H-Y-D-R-O-P-O-W-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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