# hypertext

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst/ · frequency rank #49,994

## Definitions
1. Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks.
2. A hypertext document.

## Etymology
From hyper- + text; coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in 1965.

## Common misspellings (15)
`hhypertext`, `hpyertext`, `hyeprtext`, `hyperetxt`, `hyperrtext`, `hypertetx`, `hypertextt`, `hypertexxt`, `hyperttext`, `hypertxet`, `hypetrext`, `hyppertext`, `hypretext`, `hyypertext`, `yhpertext`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hypertext