hyperlink
/ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/
"hyperlink" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hyperlink” is uncommon English (frequency #58,093 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,093
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hyperlink · hyperlink · English
hyperlink · rank #58,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,093
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hyperbaric
Nearest frequency peer: hyperbaric (-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 “hyperlink”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Hufflepuff
Hufflepuff
41,915 corpus weight
- Huguenot
Huguenot
41,914 corpus weight
- Humberside
Humberside
41,912 corpus weight
- hydroponic
hydroponic
41,910 corpus weight
- hyperbaric
hyperbaric
41,909 corpus weight
- hyperlink
hyperlink
41,908 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hyperlink” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hyperlink |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hyperlink” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hyperlink is uncommon English at frequency #58,093 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hyperlink, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hyper- + link, or a blend of hypertext + link. The correct English form is hyperlink, spelled H-Y-P-E-R-L-I-N-K.
Definition
- 1Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
- 2The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hyperlink appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.
Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.
Etymology
From hyper- + link, or a blend of hypertext + link.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).