# hypertrophy

> English word · Noun · IPA /haɪˈpɜː.tɹə.fi/ · frequency rank #40,746

## Definitions
1. An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
2. An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.

## Etymology
From French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”), equivalent to hyper- + -trophy.

## Common misspellings (19)
`hhypertrophy`, `hpyertrophy`, `hyeprtrophy`, `hyperrtophy`, `hyperrtrophy`, `hypertorphy`, `hypertrohpy`, `hypertrophhy`, `hypertrophyy`, `hypertropphy`, `hypertropyh`, `hypertrpohy`, `hypertrrophy`, `hyperttrophy`, `hypetrrophy`, `hyppertrophy`, `hypretrophy`, `hyypertrophy`, `yhpertrophy`

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