# hubris

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhjuːbɹɪs/ · frequency rank #31,210

## Definitions
1. Excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally (Greek mythology) toward the gods.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris, “insolence, sexual outrage”).

## Easily confused with
- **hubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubris-vs-hubs)
- **hurts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubris-vs-hurts)
- **hybrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubris-vs-hybrid)
- **Harris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harris-vs-hubris)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hburis`, `hhubris`, `hubbris`, `hubirs`, `hubriss`, `hubrris`, `hubrsi`, `hurbis`, `uhbris`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hubris