hypnotise

^((h muet))\ip.nɔ.tiz\

/^((h muet))\ip.nɔ.tiz\/ verb

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The verdict

“hypnotise” is uncommon French (frequency #72,414 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,414
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hypnotiser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hypnotise · hypnotise · French

hypnotise · rank #72,414 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,414
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hypertexte

Nearest frequency peer: hypertexte (-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 « hypnotise »

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 « hypnotise » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hypnotise
PropertyValue
Headwordhypnotise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h muet))\ip.nɔ.tiz\
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,414
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hypnotise » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hypnotisetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hypertexte » (#72,413), « hush » (#72,411), « illustrait » (#72,418). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hypnotise » est au #72,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hypnotise is uncommon French at frequency #72,414 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h muet))\ip.nɔ.tiz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hypnotise in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hypnotise, spelled H-Y-P-N-O-T-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hypnotiser.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hypnotiser.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de hypnotiser.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de hypnotiser.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de hypnotiser.

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 "hypnotise"?
"hypnotise" is spelled H-Y-P-N-O-T-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\ip.nɔ.tiz\.
What does "hypnotise" mean?
As a verb, "hypnotise" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hypnotiser.
How do you pronounce "hypnotise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hypnotise" is ^((h muet))\ip.nɔ.tiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hypnotise" come from?
"hypnotise" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Homologie#72,408indisposé#72,427gyrophare#72,387Grenville#72,380

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list