hypha
/ˈhaɪfə/
"hypha" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypha” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hypha · hypha · English
hypha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypha |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhaɪfə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hypha” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hypha is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhaɪfə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hypha, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin hypha, from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”). The correct English form is hypha, spelled H-Y-P-H-A.
Definition
- 1Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hypha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She lays out how fungal hyphae—countless miles of filaments folded up in every spoon of soil—coax open tree roots and tap into them.
Etymology
From New Latin hypha, from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).
This word in other languages
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.