Hypérion
\i.pe.ʁjɔ̃\
The verdict
“Hypérion” is uncommon French (frequency #66,805 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,805
- frequency rank, French
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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).
| 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) |
Where “Hypérion” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hypérion is uncommon French at frequency #66,805 among 109,908 “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.
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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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Using “Hypérion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-Y-P-É-R-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.pe.ʁjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.