hypochlorous
adjective
hypochlorous is spelled H-Y-P-O-C-H-L-O-R-O-U-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hypochlorous means “Pertaining to or derived from chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hypochlorous?
| Letters | 12: H-Y-P-O-C-H-L-O-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 hypochlorous?
Hypochlorous appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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).
How do you pronounce hypochlorous?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hypochlorous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does hypochlorous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or derived from chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hypochlorous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a lower valence than in cholrous compounds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hipocloroso |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hypochlorous come from?
From hypo- + chlorous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).