hypotension
\i.pɔ.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“hypotension” is uncommon French (frequency #54,633 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,633
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baisse de la pression artérielle systolique en dessous des 90 mmHg.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hypotension · hypotension · French
hypotension · rank #54,633 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,633
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH hyperbolique
Nearest frequency peer: hyperbolique (-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 « hypotension »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- hummer
hummer
45,371 corpus weight
- humérus
humérus
45,370 corpus weight
- hyperbolique
hyperbolique
45,369 corpus weight
- hypotension
hypotension
45,368 corpus weight
- hébergeant
hébergeant
45,367 corpus weight
- hégire
hégire
45,366 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hypotension » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypotension |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.pɔ.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #54,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hypotension » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hypotension is uncommon French at frequency #54,633 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.pɔ.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Baisse de la pression artérielle systolique en dessous des 90 mmHg.".
hypotension has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 hypotension, spelled H-Y-P-O-T-E-N-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Baisse de la pression artérielle systolique en dessous des 90 mmHg.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hypotension appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Le simple fait de prendre ces médicaments-là, ça amène des risques d’hypotension, des chutes de pression, des étourdissements et des situations vraiment graves, précise la pharmacienne Diane Lamarre. ….»
L’hypotension induit un malaise vagal quand elle est forte.
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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.
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