hipocondria

/i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ/

//i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“hipocondria” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,181 among 995 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,181
frequency rank, Portuguese
995
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estado psíquico que se caracteriza pela crença infundada de se padecer de uma doença grave

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)

Where “hipocondria” 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). hipocondria lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hipocondria is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,181 among 995 “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

Synonyms

nosomanianosomifalia

This word in other languages

hypochondria(English)hipocondría(Español)hypocondrie(Français)Hypochondrie(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 "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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Using “hipocondria”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-I-P-O-C-O-N-D-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /i.pɔ.kõ.ˈdɾi.ɐ/ (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

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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