hypoglycemia

noun

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"hypoglycemia" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hypoglycemia” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,704. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,704
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A too low level of blood glucose.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hypoglycemia · hypoglycemia · English

hypoglycemia · rank #42,704 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,704
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hyland

Nearest frequency peer: Hyland (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hypoglycemia”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hypoglycemia” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hypoglycemia
PropertyValue
Headwordhypoglycemia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#42,704
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hypoglycemia”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).hypoglycemialands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Hyland” (#42,703), “hypothyroidism” (#42,705), “Hus” (#42,702). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hypoglycemia” is #42,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around hypoglycemia, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,704 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A too low level of blood glucose.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for hypoglycemia, with forms such as "hhypoglycemia", "hpyoglycemia", and "hyopglycemia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hypo- + glycemia or hypo- + glyc- + -emia. The correct English form is hypoglycemia, spelled H-Y-P-O-G-L-Y-C-E-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A too low level of blood glucose.

Etymology

From hypo- + glycemia or hypo- + glyc- + -emia.

Synonyms

hypoglycosemia

Antonyms

hyperglycemiahyperglycosemia

This word in other languages

hypoglycémie(Français)Hypoglykämie(Deutsch)hipoglicemia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhypoglycemia
  • hpyoglycemia
  • hyopglycemia
  • hypgolycemia
  • hypogglycemia
  • hypoglcyemia
  • hypogllycemia
  • hypoglyccemia
  • hypoglyceima
  • hypoglycemai
  • hypoglycemmia
  • hypoglycmeia
  • hypoglyecmia
  • hypoglyycemia
  • hypogylcemia
  • hypolgycemia
  • hyppoglycemia
  • hyypoglycemia
  • yhpoglycemia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hypoglycemia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhypoglycemia1hpyoglycemia2hyopglycemia2hypgolycemia2hypogglycemia1hypoglcyemia2hypogllycemia1hypoglyccemia1
Edit distance from "hypoglycemia"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hypoglycemia"?
"hypoglycemia" is spelled H-Y-P-O-G-L-Y-C-E-M-I-A.
What does "hypoglycemia" mean?
As a noun, "hypoglycemia" means: A too low level of blood glucose.
What are common misspellings of "hypoglycemia"?
Common misspellings include "hhypoglycemia", "hpyoglycemia", "hyopglycemia", "hypgolycemia", "hypogglycemia". The correct spelling is "hypoglycemia".
What is the origin of the word "hypoglycemia"?
From hypo- + glycemia or hypo- + glyc- + -emia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hypoglycemia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

immeasurably#42,707invulnerable#42,714headmistress#42,691freestanding#42,653

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

perspiration19 variantsunsurprising19 variantsunconvincing19 variantssupercharger19 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list