hypertonia
noun
hypertonia is spelled H-Y-P-E-R-T-O-N-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypertonia means “An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypertonia is hypertonias.
How many letters and syllables are in hypertonia?
| Letters | 10: H-Y-P-E-R-T-O-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hypertonia?
Hypertonia appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hypertonia
- hypertonias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypertonia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hypertonia come from?
From New Latin hypertonia, from hyper- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hyper- + -tonia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).