hyperpyron
"hyperpyron" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hyperpyron” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.
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Index EN-hyperpyron · hyperpyron · English
hyperpyron · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | hyperpyron |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hyperpyron” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hyperpyron is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.".
hyperpyron doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Byzantine Greek ὑπέρπυρον (hupérpuron). Doublet of perper and perpera. The correct English form is hyperpyron, spelled H-Y-P-E-R-P-Y-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1A Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hyperpyron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the Ritual Ordinance of the monk Nilos mention is made of a donation of twelve hyperpyra to the monastery of Machæra by the Emperor Isaac (II.) Angelos,[…]
Fig. 1. Hyperpyrons of Andronicus II Palaeologus with Michael IX (1 – 4).[…]It is established for sure that the „old hyperpyrons of 13 ½ carats with three saints“ mentioned there are in fact hyperpyrons of Andronicus II with Michael IX (Hendy 1969, 251 – 252).[…]As it is recorded in the discussed notes, some later issues of hyperpyrons of Andronicus II wi…
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ὑπέρπυρον (hupérpuron). Doublet of perper and perpera.
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.