hubris
hu·bris/ˈhjubɹɪs/noun
hubris is spelled H-U-B-R-I-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hu·bris). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hubris means “Excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally (Greek mythology) toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hubris is hubrises.
How many letters and syllables are in hubris?
| Letters | 6: H-U-B-R-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hu·bris |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hubris?
Hubris appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hubris?
- UK /ˈhjuːbɹɪs/
- US /ˈhjubɹɪs/
- Australia /ˈhjʉːbɹɪs/
Hubris has 2 syllables, split hu·bris in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hubris.ogg, En-au-hubris.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hubris?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hubris (/ubɹɪs/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rubish.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hubris
- hubrises plural
- hybris
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hubris mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally (Greek mythology) toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hubris in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense excessive arrogance, presumption, or pride:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hybris, hubris |
| German | Überheblichkeit, Hochmut, Hybris, Dünkel, Selbstüberschätzung |
| Portuguese | húbris |
| Spanish | soberbia, desmesura, hibris, hybris, hubris |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hubris come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris, “insolence, sexual outrage”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).