hypocentre
\i.po.sɑ̃tʁ\
The verdict
“hypocentre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Point souterrain où l'on situe l'origine d’un séisme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hypocentre · hypocentre · French
hypocentre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypocentre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.po.sɑ̃tʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hypocentre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.po.sɑ̃tʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hypocentre in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is hypocentre, spelled H-Y-P-O-C-E-N-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Point souterrain où l'on situe l'origine d’un séisme.
- 2Zone à l’aplomb d’une explosion nucléaire aérienne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hypocentre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La situation va en s'aggravant à mesure de la progression vers le nord et l’hypocentre du séisme, à l'extrême pointe de la péninsule.
Les hypocentres des tremblements de terre sont souvent profonds dans les zones de subduction.
Synonyms
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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.