hipófisis
[iˈpofisis]
The verdict
“hipófisis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,331 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,331
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,569
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...
Corpus desk
Index ES-hipofisis · hipófisis · Spanish
hipófisis · rank #70,331 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,331
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,569
- PHOTO-FINISH hipotenusa
Nearest frequency peer: hipotenusa (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hipófisis”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- hartando
hartando
29,678 corpus weight
- herederas
herederas
29,674 corpus weight
- hipotenusa
hipotenusa
29,671 corpus weight
- hipófisis
hipófisis
29,670 corpus weight
- horcas
horcas
29,667 corpus weight
- iberoameric…
iberoamericanas
29,664 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hipófisis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “hipófisis” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hipófisis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,331 among 1,569 “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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).