hyper-
/ˈhaɪpə/
"hyper" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hyper-” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hyper · hyper- · English
hyper- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hyper- |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | /ˈhaɪpə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hyper-” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hyper- is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed /ˈhaɪpə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
hyper- doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”) (English over), from *upo (“under, below”) (whence English up). Doublet of over-, super-, sur-, and uber-. The correct English form is hyper-, spelled H-Y-P-E-R--.
Definition
- 1Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
- 2Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
- 3Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
- 4Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
- 5Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
- 6Used to create forms that are found beyond the root.
- 7Used to create forms that are found beyond the root.
- 8Used to create forms that are found beyond the root.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hyper- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
hyper- → hyperactive
hyper- → hypersonic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”) (English over), from *upo (“under, below”) (whence English up). Doublet of over-, super-, sur-, and uber-.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.