# hybrid

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ · frequency rank #5,975

## Definitions
1. Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
2. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
3. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
4. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
5. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
6. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
7. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.

## Etymology
From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850.

## Easily confused with
- **horrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horrid-vs-hybrid)
- **hubris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubris-vs-hybrid)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hbyrid`, `hhybrid`, `hybbrid`, `hybird`, `hybrdi`, `hybridd`, `hybrrid`, `hyrbid`, `hyybrid`, `yhbrid`

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