hypochondria
/ˌhaɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndriə/
"hypochondria" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypochondria” is uncommon English (frequency #98,236 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,236
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. No longer a current medical diagnosis; see hypochondriasis for more.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypochondria |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhaɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndriə/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #98,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hypochondria” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hypochondria is uncommon English at frequency #98,236 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhaɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndriə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hypochondria, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin hypochondria (the morbid condition so called, supposed to have its seat in the upper part of the abdomen), from hypochondrium (see English hypochondrium for more). The correct English form is hypochondria, spelled H-Y-P-O-C-H-O-N-D-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. No longer a current medical diagnosis; see hypochondriasis for more.
- 2Melancholy; depression.
Etymology
From New Latin hypochondria (the morbid condition so called, supposed to have its seat in the upper part of the abdomen), from hypochondrium (see English hypochondrium for more).
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); 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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Using “hypochondria”
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- The one correct English spelling is H-Y-P-O-C-H-O-N-D-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌhaɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndriə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.