hydrostatic
/ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/
"hydrostatic" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hydrostatic” is uncommon English (frequency #51,168 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,168
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to hydrostatics.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hydrostatic · hydrostatic · English
hydrostatic · rank #51,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,168
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Hutchings
Nearest frequency peer: Hutchings (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “hydrostatic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hillier
hillier
48,837 corpus weight
- hosed
hosed
48,835 corpus weight
- Hutchings
Hutchings
48,834 corpus weight
- hydrostatic
hydrostatic
48,833 corpus weight
- hypersonic
hypersonic
48,832 corpus weight
- icecream
icecream
48,828 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hydrostatic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hydrostatic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #51,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hydrostatic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hydrostatic is uncommon English at frequency #51,168 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hydrostatic, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hydro- + static. The correct English form is hydrostatic, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-S-T-A-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to hydrostatics.
- 2Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hydrostatic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature control employed on the prototypes have been superseded on the production version by Serck-Behr hydrostatic drive from an engine-driven pump with thermostatically controlled fan speed regulation.
Etymology
From hydro- + static.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).