hypertonia
"hypertonia" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypertonia” 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 May 6, 2026) - An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypertonia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hypertonia” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hypertonia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hypertonia, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin hypertonia, from hyper- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hyper- + -tonia. The correct English form is hypertonia, spelled H-Y-P-E-R-T-O-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
Etymology
From New Latin hypertonia, from hyper- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hyper- + -tonia.
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.
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Using “hypertonia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-Y-P-E-R-T-O-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.