hyposensibilité

\i.pɔ.sɑ̃.si.bi.li.te\

/\i.pɔ.sɑ̃.si.bi.li.te\/ noun

The verdict

“hyposensibilité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensibilité insuffisante à un stimulus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hyposensibilite · hyposensibilité · French

hyposensibilité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for hyposensibilité
PropertyValue
Headwordhyposensibilité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.pɔ.sɑ̃.si.bi.li.te\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hyposensibilité » en français

hyposensibilitéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hyposensibilité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.pɔ.sɑ̃.si.bi.li.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sensibilité insuffisante à un stimulus.".

Zero misspellings are on record for hyposensibilité in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hyposensibilité, spelled H-Y-P-O-S-E-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensibilité insuffisante à un stimulus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les alcooliques pourraient donc avoir une hyposensibilité des récepteurs à la dopamine, en partie du fait de la consommation d'alcool (état), et en partie, en tout cas pour certains, de l’existence de l’allèle A1 du D2 (trait).
  2. Les causes de cette hyposensibilité aux curares sont incomplètement élucidées.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hyposensibilité"?
"hyposensibilité" is spelled H-Y-P-O-S-E-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \i.pɔ.sɑ̃.si.bi.li.te\.
What does "hyposensibilité" mean?
As a noun, "hyposensibilité" means: Sensibilité insuffisante à un stimulus.
How do you pronounce "hyposensibilité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hyposensibilité" is \i.pɔ.sɑ̃.si.bi.li.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hyposensibilité" come from?
"hyposensibilité" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list