hypotypose
French, noun/i.pɔ.ti.poz/
hypotypose is spelled H-Y-P-O-T-Y-P-O-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 138,201st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hypotypose is a French feminine noun meaning “hypotyposis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Figure de style consistant en une description animée, une peinture vive et frappante”.
What does hypotypose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehypotyposis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figure de style consistant en une description animée, une peinture vive et frappante.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hypotypose
- hypotyposes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hypotypose?
- /i.pɔ.ti.poz/
- \i.pɔ.ti.poz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hypotypose in French?
hypotypose appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).