hubristic
/h(j)uːˈbɹɪstɪk/
"hubristic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hubristic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner.
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Index EN-hubristic · hubristic · English
hubristic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hubristic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /h(j)uːˈbɹɪstɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hubristic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hubristic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /h(j)uːˈbɹɪstɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hubristic, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῠ̔βρῐστῐκός (hŭbrĭstĭkós, “given to wantonness, insolent, outrageous”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to’). Ῠ̔βρῐστῐκός (Hŭbrĭstĭkós) is derived from ὑβρίζω (hubrízō, “to be wanto… The correct English form is hubristic, spelled H-U-B-R-I-S-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hubristic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Everyone who has experienced the hubristic qualities of the Tufted race, and its satellites, will cordially sympathize with this sentiment of an orderly and industrious undergraduate [i.e. William Ewart Gladstone].
Aristotle […] also maintains that the wealth, strength, many friends, and power of the wealthy make them hubristic because they do not fear repercussions for their conduct. The wealthy are hubristic, he adds later[…], but the new rich are particularly so, and in their unrestrained state are likely to assault others and engage in sexual predation (i.e., as…
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῠ̔βρῐστῐκός (hŭbrĭstĭkós, “given to wantonness, insolent, outrageous”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to’). Ῠ̔βρῐστῐκός (Hŭbrĭstĭkós) is derived from ὑβρίζω (hubrízō, “to be wanton, run riot; to affront, insult”) (from ῠ̔́βρις (hŭ́bris, “insolence; pride”) (possibly from Pre-Greek) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, suffix forming similative verbs)) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós, suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, hubris + -tic (suffix forming adjectives).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.