hipocresía
[ipokɾeˈsia]
The verdict
“hipocresía” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,527 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,527
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de fingir una cualidad o sentimiento que no se tiene
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hipocresía |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ipokɾeˈsia] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #8,527 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hipocresía” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hipocresía is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ipokɾeˈsia]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,527 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for hipocresía, with forms such as "hhipocresía", "hiopcresía", and "hipcoresía". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is hipocresía, spelled H-I-P-O-C-R-E-S-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Acción de fingir una cualidad o sentimiento que no se tiene
- 2Hábito de actuar de tal modo
- 3Darle mayor importancia a lo que piensen los demás que a lo que seas tu.
- 4Actitud de conducirse de modo que no se note la verdadera intención.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhipocresía,hiopcresía,hipcoresía,hipoccresía,hipocersía,hipocresaí,hipocressía,hipocreísa,hipocrresía,hipocrseía,hiporcesía,hippocresía,hpiocresía,ihpocresía
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hipocresía - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hipocresía”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-P-O-C-R-E-S-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ipokɾeˈsia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.