Hypérion
\i.pe.ʁjɔ̃\
The verdict
“Hypérion” is uncommon French (frequency #66,805 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,805
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans la mythologie grecque, Titan de la lumière, fils de Gaïa et d’Ouranos, père, avec sa sœur la Titanide Théia, d’Hélios (le Soleil), Séléné (la Lune) et Éos (l’Aurore).
Corpus desk
Index FR-hyperion · Hypérion · French
Hypérion · rank #66,805 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,805
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH hydrodynamique
Nearest frequency peer: hydrodynamique (-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 « Hypérion »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Houdan
Houdan
33,199 corpus weight
- hydrodynami…
hydrodynamique
33,197 corpus weight
- Hypérion
Hypérion
33,196 corpus weight
- Héraclite
Héraclite
33,194 corpus weight
- héraultais
héraultais
33,193 corpus weight
- iel
iel
33,191 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Hypérion » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hypérion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \i.pe.ʁjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Hypérion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Hypérion is uncommon French at frequency #66,805 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \i.pe.ʁjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Hypérion in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Hypérion, spelled H-Y-P-É-R-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Dans la mythologie grecque, Titan de la lumière, fils de Gaïa et d’Ouranos, père, avec sa sœur la Titanide Théia, d’Hélios (le Soleil), Séléné (la Lune) et Éos (l’Aurore).
- 2Satellite naturel de la planète Saturne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hypérion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les frères d’Hypérion sont au nombre de cinq (ou six, dans la tradition orphique) : Coéos, Crios, Cronos, Japet, Océan (et Phorcys).
Mais dès qu’Hermès volait les flamboyantes vaches Du fils d’Hypérion baigné des flots profonds, Ekhidna, sur le seuil ouvert au flanc des monts, S’avançait, dérobant sa croupe aux mille taches.
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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.
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