hypotensive
"hypotensive" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypotensive” is uncommon English (frequency #85,359 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,359
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to hypotension (low blood pressure).
Corpus desk
Index EN-hypotensive · hypotensive · English
hypotensive · rank #85,359 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,359
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hypocritically
Nearest frequency peer: hypocritically (-1 rank slots)
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Long-tail ranks near “hypotensive”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- huevos
huevos
14,650 corpus weight
- Hyang
Hyang
14,645 corpus weight
- hypes
hypes
14,644 corpus weight
- hypocritica…
hypocritically
14,643 corpus weight
- hypotensive
hypotensive
14,642 corpus weight
- idealize
idealize
14,641 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hypotensive” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypotensive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #85,359 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hypotensive” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hypotensive is uncommon English at frequency #85,359 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for hypotensive in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hypo- + tensive. The correct English form is hypotensive, spelled H-Y-P-O-T-E-N-S-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Relating to hypotension (low blood pressure).
- 2Relating to hypotension (low blood pressure).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hypotensive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
hypotensive patients
hypotensive medications
Etymology
From hypo- + tensive.
Antonyms
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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