hipófisis
[iˈpofisis]
The verdict
“hipófisis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,331 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,331
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Glándula endocrina presente en los vertebrados, que segrega las hormonas encargadas de regular la homeostasis y el crecimiento, mediante la función de otras glándulas endocrinas subordinadas, aloja...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hipófisis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iˈpofisis] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #70,331 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hipófisis” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hipófisis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,331 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iˈpofisis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glándula endocrina presente en los vertebrados, que segrega las hormonas encargadas de regular la homeostasis y el crecimiento, mediante la función de otras glándulas endocrinas subordinadas, aloja...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hipófisis, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hipófisis, spelled H-I-P-Ó-F-I-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Glándula endocrina presente en los vertebrados, que segrega las hormonas encargadas de regular la homeostasis y el crecimiento, mediante la función de otras glándulas endocrinas subordinadas, alojada en un espacio óseo llamado silla turca, situado en la base del cráneo.
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 “hipófisis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-P-Ó-F-I-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iˈpofisis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.