To pronounce "hypo", say HYPO — one syllable, IPA /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/
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"hypo" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with typo and hypo-, if that helps it stick.
noun
“1837 Abraham Lincoln: Tell your sister I dont want to hear any more about selling out and moving. That gives me the hypo whenever I think of it. (Letter to Mary S. Owens, May 7. 1837, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Hypo" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "hypo" is /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/.
Hypo: Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression.
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