hypophysis
/haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs/
"hypophysis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypophysis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The pituitary gland.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hypophysis · hypophysis · English
hypophysis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypophysis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hypophysis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hypophysis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hypophysis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”). The correct English form is hypophysis, spelled H-Y-P-O-P-H-Y-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1The pituitary gland.
- 2The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hypophysis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
CHAPTER VI / THE DISEASES OF THE HYPOPHYSIS [PITUITARY GLAND]
All the cells of the suspensor, except one, are eventually crushed and obliterated by the growing embryo; this fortunate cell known as the hypophysis is the one in immediate contact with the embryo and plays an important role in the formation of the root apex.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”).
Synonyms
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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.