hypocritically

adv

"hypocritically" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hypocritically” is uncommon English (frequency #85,358 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,358
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in a hypocritical manner

Corpus desk

Index EN-hypocritically · hypocritically · English

hypocritically · rank #85,358 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,358
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hypes

Nearest frequency peer: hypes (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “hypocritically”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “hypocritically” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hypocritically
PropertyValue
Headwordhypocritically
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters14
Frequency rank#85,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “hypocritically” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).hypocriticallyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “hypes” (#85,357), “hypotensive” (#85,359), “Hyang” (#85,356). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hypocritically” is #85,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hypocritically is uncommon English at frequency #85,358 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in a hypocritical manner".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hypocritically in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hypocritical + -ly. The correct English form is hypocritically, spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    in a hypocritical manner

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hypocritically appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. China is the real threat to security and is hypocritically claiming to uphold U.N. principles of peace, Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Sunday in a rebuff to comments by China's top diplomat at the Munich Security Conference.

Etymology

From hypocritical + -ly.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hypocritically"?
"hypocritically" is spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
What does "hypocritically" mean?
As an adverb, "hypocritically" means: in a hypocritical manner
What is the origin of the word "hypocritically"?
From hypocritical + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hypocritically", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list