hypotonia
hy·po·to·ni·a/ˌhaɪpoʊˈtoʊnɪə/noun
hypotonia is spelled H-Y-P-O-T-O-N-I-A: 9 letters and 5 syllables (hy·po·to·ni·a). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypotonia means “A state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypotonia is hypotonias.
How many letters and syllables are in hypotonia?
| Letters | 9: H-Y-P-O-T-O-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: hy·po·to·ni·a |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 hypotonia?
Hypotonia appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 hypotonia?
- UK /ˌhaɪpəʊˈtəʊnɪə/
- US /ˌhaɪpoʊˈtoʊnɪə/
Hypotonia has 5 syllables, split hy·po·to·ni·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hypotonia
- hypotonias plural
- hypotony
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypotonia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid.
- 2
An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hypotonia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormal loss of muscle tone:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hypotonia come from?
From New Latin hypotonia, from hypo- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hypo- + -tonia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).