prehypertension
noun
prehypertension is spelled P-R-E-H-Y-P-E-R-T-E-N-S-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prehypertension means “A blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prehypertension?
| Letters | 15: P-R-E-H-Y-P-E-R-T-E-N-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 prehypertension?
Prehypertension appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 prehypertension
- pre-hypertension
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prehypertension mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).