hyperthermie

\i.pɛʁ.tɛʁ.mi\

/\i.pɛʁ.tɛʁ.mi\/ noun

The verdict

“hyperthermie” is uncommon French (frequency #80,287 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,287
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Augmentation anormale de la température du corps.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hyperthermie · hyperthermie · French

hyperthermie · rank #80,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,287
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH ibi

Nearest frequency peer: ibi (+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 « hyperthermie »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hyperthermie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hyperthermie
PropertyValue
Headwordhyperthermie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.pɛʁ.tɛʁ.mi\
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hyperthermie » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).hyperthermietombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « ibi » (#80,288), « HSV » (#80,285), « houe » (#80,284). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hyperthermie » est au #80,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hyperthermie is uncommon French at frequency #80,287 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.pɛʁ.tɛʁ.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Augmentation anormale de la température du corps.".

hyperthermie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is hyperthermie, spelled H-Y-P-E-R-T-H-E-R-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Augmentation anormale de la température du corps.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’hyperthermie peut intervenir lors d’une exposition prolongée au soleil.
  2. Selon lui, la plupart des décès supplémentaires sont dus à des hyperthermies. Les demandes d’ambulance ont augmenté d’environ 25% pour atteindre 10.000 par jour, et les problèmes cardiaques et d’asthme sont en hausse.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hyperthermie"?
"hyperthermie" is spelled H-Y-P-E-R-T-H-E-R-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.pɛʁ.tɛʁ.mi\.
What does "hyperthermie" mean?
As a noun, "hyperthermie" means: Augmentation anormale de la température du corps.
How do you pronounce "hyperthermie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hyperthermie" is \i.pɛʁ.tɛʁ.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hyperthermie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list