# hypocrite

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ · frequency rank #17,162

## Definitions
1. Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **hypocrisy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hypocrisy-vs-hypocrite)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hhypocrite`, `hpyocrite`, `hyopcrite`, `hypcorite`, `hypoccrite`, `hypocirte`, `hypocriet`, `hypocritte`, `hypocrrite`, `hypocrtie`, `hyporcite`, `hyppocrite`, `hyypocrite`, `yhpocrite`

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