hiporexia

[ipoˈɾeksja]

/[ipoˈɾeksja]/ noun

The verdict

“hiporexia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disminución persistente del apetito.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hiporexia · hiporexia · Spanish

hiporexia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for hiporexia
PropertyValue
Headwordhiporexia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ipoˈɾeksja]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hiporexia” en español

hiporexiaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hiporexia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ipoˈɾeksja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disminución persistente del apetito.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hiporexia in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hiporexia, spelled H-I-P-O-R-E-X-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disminución persistente del apetito.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hiporexia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La hiporexia no es otra cosa que la pérdida parcial del apetito, diferenciándose de la anorexia que es la pérdida total. Cuando un niño o un adulto disminuyen la ingesta de alimentos por varios días, no uno o dos, decimos que tiene hiporexia. Esta puede estar determinada por una enfermedad que se encuentra en curso, o por alguna otra situación.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hiporexia"?
"hiporexia" is spelled H-I-P-O-R-E-X-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ipoˈɾeksja].
What does "hiporexia" mean?
As a noun, "hiporexia" means: Disminución persistente del apetito.
How do you pronounce "hiporexia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hiporexia" is [ipoˈɾeksja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hiporexia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list