hysope
\i.zɔp\
The verdict
“hysope” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante aromatique de la famille des labiées, de nom scientifique Hyssopus officinalis.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hysope · hysope · French
hysope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | hysope |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.zɔp\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hysope » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hysope is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.zɔp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plante aromatique de la famille des labiées, de nom scientifique Hyssopus officinalis.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hysope in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hysope, spelled H-Y-S-O-P-E.
Definition
- 1Plante aromatique de la famille des labiées, de nom scientifique Hyssopus officinalis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hysope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mes petites affaires me paraissent de l’hysope en comparaison de vos grands cèdres.
On avait rentré le Georges. Il était d’ailleurs sur pied et il buvait un peu d’alcool d’hysope pour se remettre.
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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.