hippocratique

\i.pɔ.kʁa.tik\

/\i.pɔ.kʁa.tik\/ adj

The verdict

“hippocratique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à Hippocrate.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hippocratique · hippocratique · French

hippocratique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 hippocratique
PropertyValue
Headwordhippocratique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.pɔ.kʁa.tik\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hippocratique » en français

hippocratiquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hippocratique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.pɔ.kʁa.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hippocratique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hippocratique, spelled H-I-P-P-O-C-R-A-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à Hippocrate.
  2. 2
    Médical, propre aux médecins.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La rencontre entre l’histoire de la Révolution et la géographie de l’Ancien Régime se révèle imprévisible. Vacille alors la confiance si longtemps accordée à la théorie hippocratique qui liait les usages et les mœurs aux caractéristiques du sol et du climat.
  2. L'importance d’Hippocrate et du Corpus hippocratique ne saurait être surestimée car l’œuvre du Maître de Cos fut objet d'enseignement médical jusqu'au milieu du XIX^(ème) siècle avant de devenir objet d'histoire.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hippocratique"?
"hippocratique" is spelled H-I-P-P-O-C-R-A-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.pɔ.kʁa.tik\.
What does "hippocratique" mean?
As an adjective, "hippocratique" means: Relatif à Hippocrate.
How do you pronounce "hippocratique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hippocratique" is \i.pɔ.kʁa.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hippocratique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list