hypostatic
/haɪpəˈstætɪk/adjective
hypostatic is spelled H-Y-P-O-S-T-A-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hypostatic means “Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hypostatic?
| Letters | 10: H-Y-P-O-S-T-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 hypostatic?
Hypostatic appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 hypostatic?
- /haɪpəˈstætɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hypostatic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hypostatic
- more hypostatic comparative
- most hypostatic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypostatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.
- 2
Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances.
- 3
Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting.
hypostatic congestion, due to setting of blood by gravitation
- 4
Of a gene, affected by hypostasis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).