hipparque
\i.paʁk\
The verdict
“hipparque” is uncommon French (frequency #84,873 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,873
- frequency rank, French
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commandant d'une unité de cavalerie grecque (l'hipparchie).
Corpus desk
Index FR-hipparque · hipparque · French
hipparque · rank #84,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,873
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 109,908
- PHOTO-FINISH hiéroglyphe
Nearest frequency peer: hiéroglyphe (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “hipparque”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hendrick
Hendrick
15,133 corpus weight
- hipparque
hipparque
15,128 corpus weight
- hiéroglyphe
hiéroglyphe
15,126 corpus weight
- hockeyeurs
hockeyeurs
15,125 corpus weight
- Hoggar
Hoggar
15,124 corpus weight
- homemade
homemade
15,123 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “hipparque” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hipparque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.paʁk\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,873 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hipparque” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hipparque is uncommon French at frequency #84,873 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.paʁk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commandant d'une unité de cavalerie grecque (l'hipparchie).".
Zero misspellings are on record for hipparque in our index, 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hipparque, spelled H-I-P-P-A-R-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Commandant d'une unité de cavalerie grecque (l'hipparchie).
This word in other languages
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "hipparque"?
What does "hipparque" mean?
How do you pronounce "hipparque"?
What language does "hipparque" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hipparque", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.