hypothalamus

\i.po.ta.la.mys\

/\i.po.ta.la.mys\/ noun

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The verdict

“hypothalamus” is uncommon French (frequency #61,600 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,600
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Région diencéphalique du cerveau qui intervient dans la régulation des fonctions endocrines, autonomes et comportementales (sexuelles, alimentaires, défensive, de stress, de thermorégulation, du cy...

Corpus desk

Index FR-hypothalamus · hypothalamus · French

hypothalamus · rank #61,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,600
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hygiene

Nearest frequency peer: hygiene (-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 « hypothalamus »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hypothalamus
PropertyValue
Headwordhypothalamus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.po.ta.la.mys\
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hypothalamus » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hypothalamustombe 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: « hygiene » (#61,599), « hydrates » (#61,598), « hébraïques » (#61,602). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hypothalamus » est au #61,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hypothalamus is uncommon French at frequency #61,600 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.po.ta.la.mys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Région diencéphalique du cerveau qui intervient dans la régulation des fonctions endocrines, autonomes et comportementales (sexuelles, alimentaires, défensive, de stress, de thermorégulation, du cy...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hypothalamus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hypothalamus, spelled H-Y-P-O-T-H-A-L-A-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Région diencéphalique du cerveau qui intervient dans la régulation des fonctions endocrines, autonomes et comportementales (sexuelles, alimentaires, défensive, de stress, de thermorégulation, du cycle circadien).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'hypothalamus constitue les parois inféro-latérales du IIIème ventricule sous le thalamus, de chaque côté, dont il est séparé par le sillon hypothalamique.
  2. Souvenez-vous, nous avons déjà traversé l’hypothalamus pour y repérer les boutons qui déclenchent le sommeil, l’éveil et le rêve.

This word in other languages

hypothalamus(English)Hypothalamus(Deutsch)

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 "hypothalamus"?
"hypothalamus" is spelled H-Y-P-O-T-H-A-L-A-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \i.po.ta.la.mys\.
What does "hypothalamus" mean?
As a noun, "hypothalamus" means: Région diencéphalique du cerveau qui intervient dans la régulation des fonctions endocrines, autonomes et comportementales (sexuelles, alimentaires, défensive, de stress, de thermorégulation, du cy...
How do you pronounce "hypothalamus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hypothalamus" is \i.po.ta.la.mys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hypothalamus" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inorganiques#61,614grammaticaux#61,574gastéropodes#61,558engendrerait#61,502

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list