hypotaxe
\i.pɔ.taks\
The verdict
“hypotaxe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subordination en opposition à la parataxe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hypotaxe · hypotaxe · French
hypotaxe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | hypotaxe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.pɔ.taks\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hypotaxe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.pɔ.taks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Subordination en opposition à la parataxe.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hypotaxe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hypotaxe, spelled H-Y-P-O-T-A-X-E.
Definition
- 1Subordination en opposition à la parataxe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hypotaxe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La phrase « Je pense que c’est une bonne idée », composée d’une proposition principale et d’une proposition subordonnée complétive, est un exemple d’hypotaxe.
La parataxe – absence de marquage – s’oppose alors à l’hypotaxe – présence de marquage – position qui est adoptée dans les dictionnaires Le Robert, Grand Larousse de la langue française, Dictionnaire de linguistique, entre autres.
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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.