hypocrite
/ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/
"hypocrite" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypocrite” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,162. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,162
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hypocrite · hypocrite · English
hypocrite · rank #17,162 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #17,162
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hubs
Nearest frequency peer: hubs (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hypocrite”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- housewife
housewife
82,842 corpus weight
- hubs
hubs
82,840 corpus weight
- hypocrite
hypocrite
82,839 corpus weight
- incorporati…
incorporation
82,838 corpus weight
- insure
insure
82,837 corpus weight
- joyful
joyful
82,836 corpus weight
What this shows “hypocrite” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypocrite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hypocrite”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around hypocrite (IPA /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,162 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for hypocrite, with forms such as "hhypocrite", "hpyocrite", and "hyopcrite". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hypocrisy", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I answer, act, feign”). Displaced native Old English līċettere. The correct English form is hypocrite, spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hypocrite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[S]he was one of your ſoft ſpoken, canting, whining hypocrites, who with a truly jeſuitical art, could wreſt evil out of the moſt inoffenſive thought, word, look or action; […]
Etymology
From Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I answer, act, feign”). Displaced native Old English līċettere.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhypocrite
- hpyocrite
- hyopcrite
- hypcorite
- hypoccrite
- hypocirte
- hypocriet
- hypocritte
- hypocrrite
- hypocrtie
- hyporcite
- hyppocrite
- hyypocrite
- yhpocrite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hypocrite - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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