hipócrita

[iˈpokɾit̪a]

/[iˈpokɾit̪a]/ adj

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The verdict

“hipócrita” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,470
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de quien finge ser o sentir lo contrario de lo que es o lo que siente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hipocrita · hipócrita · Spanish

hipócrita · rank #9,470 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,470
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH here

Nearest frequency peer: here (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hipócrita”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hipócrita” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hipócrita vs hipócritas
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hipócrita
PropertyValue
Headwordhipócrita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[iˈpokɾit̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,470
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hipócrita”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hipócritacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “here” (#9,469), “honorable” (#9,471), “haciéndose” (#9,468). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hipócrita” va en #9,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around hipócrita (IPA [iˈpokɾit̪a]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,470 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for hipócrita, with forms such as "hhipócrita", "hipcórita", and "hippócrita". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hipócritas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is hipócrita, spelled H-I-P-Ó-C-R-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de quien finge ser o sentir lo contrario de lo que es o lo que siente.
  2. 2
    Persona que muestra sentimientos falsos o fingidos.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, persona que actúa con malicia ocultando sus verdaderas intenciones tras una fachada de zalamería y falsa bondad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ¿O cómo puedes decir a tu hermano: “Hermano, déjame sacar la paja que está en tu ojo”, no mirando tú la viga que está en el tuyo? Hipócrita, saca primero la viga de tu propio ojo y entonces verás bien para sacar la paja que está en el ojo de tu hermano.
  2. Si dijera lo contrario, sería un hipócrita.

Synonyms

falso

Antonyms

honestosincero

This word in other languages

hypocrite(English)hypocrite(Français)Heuchler(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhipócrita
  • hipcórita
  • hippócrita
  • hipóccrita
  • hipócirta
  • hipócriat
  • hipócritta
  • hipócrrita
  • hipócrtia
  • hipórcita
  • hiópcrita
  • hpiócrita
  • ihpócrita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hipócrita - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhipócrita1hipcórita2hippócrita1hipóccrita1hipócirta2hipócriat2hipócritta1hipócrrita1
Edit distance from "hipócrita"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hipócrita"?
"hipócrita" is spelled H-I-P-Ó-C-R-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈpokɾit̪a].
What does "hipócrita" mean?
As an adjective, "hipócrita" means: Se dice de quien finge ser o sentir lo contrario de lo que es o lo que siente.
What words are commonly confused with "hipócrita"?
"hipócrita" is commonly confused with "hipócritas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hipócrita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hipócrita" is [iˈpokɾit̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hipócrita" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

honorable#9,471olvidemos#9,505coordinar#9,431optimista#9,509

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

hablaron13 variantsfavorece13 variantscárceles13 variantscompartió13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list