# hypothetical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/ · frequency rank #12,792

## Definitions
1. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
2. Conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).

## Easily confused with
- **hypothetically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hypothetical-vs-hypothetically)

## Common misspellings (19)
`hhypothetical`, `hpyothetical`, `hyopthetical`, `hypohtetical`, `hypotehtical`, `hypotheitcal`, `hypothetcial`, `hypothetiacl`, `hypotheticall`, `hypotheticcal`, `hypotheticla`, `hypothettical`, `hypothhetical`, `hypothteical`, `hypotthetical`, `hyppothetical`, `hyptohetical`, `hyypothetical`, `yhpothetical`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hypothetical