hippocampes
\i.pɔ.kɑ̃p\
The verdict
“hippocampes” is uncommon French (frequency #88,724 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,724
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de hippocampe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hippocampes · hippocampes · French
hippocampes · rank #88,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,724
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH hexadécimal
Nearest frequency peer: hexadécimal (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « hippocampes »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- heuristiques
heuristiques
11,280 corpus weight
- Hewson
Hewson
11,279 corpus weight
- hexadécimal
hexadécimal
11,278 corpus weight
- hippocampes
hippocampes
11,277 corpus weight
- historiettes
historiettes
11,276 corpus weight
- hiérarchisé…
hiérarchisées
11,275 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hippocampes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hippocampes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.pɔ.kɑ̃p\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #88,724 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hippocampes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hippocampes is uncommon French at frequency #88,724 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.pɔ.kɑ̃p\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de hippocampe.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hippocampes, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hippocampes, spelled H-I-P-P-O-C-A-M-P-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de hippocampe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hippocampes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai pu également observer une influence positive de cette mise en commun sur la consommation de la nourriture et même des déchets, puisque les larves de crevettes, par exemple, consomment les excréments des bébés hippocampes.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "hippocampes"?
What does "hippocampes" mean?
How do you pronounce "hippocampes"?
What language does "hippocampes" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hippocampes", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).