hypoxic
adjective
hypoxic is spelled H-Y-P-O-X-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hypoxic means “Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hypoxic?
| Letters | 7: H-Y-P-O-X-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th 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 hypoxic?
Hypoxic appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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).
Forms of hypoxic
- more hypoxic comparative
- most hypoxic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypoxic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had left her hypoxic and wheezing.
- 2
Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
Rarely, nitrox mixtures are intentionally hypoxic, under special conditions.
- 3
Exhibiting hypoxia.
Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hypoxic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to hypoxia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hypoxisch |
| Portuguese | hipoxêmico |
| Spanish | hipóxico |
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 hypoxic come from?
From hypoxia + -ic or hyp- + ox- + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).