hyperventilation
/ˌhaɪpɚˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/
"hyperventilation" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hyperventilation” is uncommon English (frequency #88,441 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,441
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hyperventilation · hyperventilation · English
hyperventilation · rank #88,441 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,441
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Hypatia
Nearest frequency peer: Hypatia (-1 rank slots)
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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.
Long-tail ranks near “hyperventilation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hydrofoil
hydrofoil
11,562 corpus weight
- Hypatia
Hypatia
11,561 corpus weight
- hyperventil…
hyperventilation
11,560 corpus weight
- hyponatremia
hyponatremia
11,559 corpus weight
- hysteric
hysteric
11,558 corpus weight
- ibr
ibr
11,556 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hyperventilation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hyperventilation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhaɪpɚˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #88,441 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hyperventilation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hyperventilation is uncommon English at frequency #88,441 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhaɪpɚˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hyperventilation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hyper- + ventilation. The correct English form is hyperventilation, spelled H-Y-P-E-R-V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hyperventilation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As artificial hyperventilation is advocated in the treatment of raised intracranial pressure, it must be questioned where to set the limit beyond which hypocapnically induced cerebral tissue hypoxia may occur.
Etymology
From hyper- + ventilation.
Antonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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