hipocampo

/i.poˈkɐ̃.pu/

//i.poˈkɐ̃.pu// noun

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The verdict

“hipocampo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,124 among 995 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,124
frequency rank, Portuguese
995
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ente fantástico, presente nas mitologias fenícia, etrusca, picta, romana e grega (onde esse nome), descrito geralmente como tendo a parte anterior do corpo como um cavalo e a posterior de peixe, se...

Key facts for hipocampo
PropertyValue
Headwordhipocampo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.poˈkɐ̃.pu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hipocampo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hipocampo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hipocampo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,124 among 995 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.poˈkɐ̃.pu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

hipocampo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is hipocampo, spelled H-I-P-O-C-A-M-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ente fantástico, presente nas mitologias fenícia, etrusca, picta, romana e grega (onde esse nome), descrito geralmente como tendo a parte anterior do corpo como um cavalo e a posterior de peixe, sendo alado nalgumas alegorias, associado a deuses como Netuno/Poseidon
  2. 2
    peixe da família Hippocampus
  3. 3
    cada uma das estruturas gêmeas existentes no cérebro de humanos e outros mamíferos, ou única em outros vertebrados, responsável nos animais superiores para a conversão de memórias de curto prazo em de longo prazo, além de atuarem na memória espacial e senso de localização, integrado à amígdala, e que faz parte do sistema límbico

Synonyms

cavalo-marinho

This word in other languages

hippocampus(English)hipocampo(Español)hippocampe(Français)Hippocampus(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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hipocampo"?
"hipocampo" is spelled H-I-P-O-C-A-M-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.poˈkɐ̃.pu/.
What does "hipocampo" mean?
As a noun, "hipocampo" means: ente fantástico, presente nas mitologias fenícia, etrusca, picta, romana e grega (onde esse nome), descrito geralmente como tendo a parte anterior do corpo como um cavalo e a posterior de peixe, se...
How do you pronounce "hipocampo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hipocampo" is /i.poˈkɐ̃.pu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hipocampo" come from?
"hipocampo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hipocampo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-I-P-O-C-A-M-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /i.poˈkɐ̃.pu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list