hipocondria

/i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ/

//i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“hipocondria” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,181 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,181
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado psíquico que se caracteriza pela crença infundada de se padecer de uma doença grave

Corpus desk

Index PT-hipocondria · hipocondria · Portuguese

hipocondria · rank #89,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,181
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hendrik

Nearest frequency peer: Hendrik (-8 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “hipocondria”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “hipocondria” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hipocondria
PropertyValue
Headwordhipocondria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hipocondria” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).hipocondriacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Hendrik” (#89,173), “haveríamos” (#89,170), “incongruência” (#89,205). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hipocondria” fica em #89,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hipocondria is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,181 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hipocondria doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is hipocondria, spelled H-I-P-O-C-O-N-D-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado psíquico que se caracteriza pela crença infundada de se padecer de uma doença grave
  2. 2
    tristeza profunda, melancolia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. E foi por diante o mágico, a agitar diante de mim um chocalho, como me faziam, em pequeno, para eu andar depressa, e a flor da hipocondria recolheu-se ao botão para deixar a outra flor menos amarela, e nada mórbida - o amor da nomeada, o emplasto Brás Cubas.

Synonyms

nosomanianosomifalia

This word in other languages

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 "hipocondria"?
"hipocondria" is spelled H-I-P-O-C-O-N-D-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ/.
What does "hipocondria" mean?
As a noun, "hipocondria" means: estado psíquico que se caracteriza pela crença infundada de se padecer de uma doença grave
How do you pronounce "hipocondria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hipocondria" is /i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hipocondria" come from?
"hipocondria" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list