hipocampo
[ipoˈkãmpo]
The verdict
“hipocampo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,375 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,375
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Monstruo de la mitología griega mitad caballo, mitad pez.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hipocampo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ipoˈkãmpo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,375 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hipocampo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hipocampo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,375 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ipoˈkãmpo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hipocampo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hipocampo, spelled H-I-P-O-C-A-M-P-O.
Definition
- 1Monstruo de la mitología griega mitad caballo, mitad pez.
- 2(Hippocampus) Pez pequeño, de cuerpo recubierto por un armazón de placas óseas, cola prensil, que nada en posición vertical impulsándose con la aleta dorsal y cuya cabeza forma un ángulo recto con respecto a su cuerpo.
- 3Estructura del cerebro humano y de otros mamíferos, de forma similar al animal homónimo.
Synonyms
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hipocampo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-P-O-C-A-M-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ipoˈkãmpo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.