hipócrita

/[iˈpokɾit̪a]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,470

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

hipócrita is anSpanishadj. It means: Se dice de quien finge ser o sentir lo contrario de lo que es o lo que siente. Pronounced [iˈpokɾit̪a]. It ranks #9,470 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with hipócritas.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hipócrita in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hipócrita is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈpokɾit̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,470 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for hipócrita, with forms such as "hhipócrita", "hipcórita", and "hippócrita". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hipócritas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is hipócrita, spelled H-I-P-Ó-C-R-I-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhipócrita,hipcórita,hippócrita,hipóccrita,hipócirta,hipócriat,hipócritta,hipócrrita,hipócrtia,hipórcita,hiópcrita,hpiócrita,ihpócrita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hipócrita

Misspelling Variants of "hipócrita"

hhipócrita10hipcórita9hippócrita10hipóccrita10hipócirta9hipócriat9hipócritta10hipócrrita10
Misspelling Variants of "hipócrita"

Frequency rank: #9,470 in Spanish

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 adj, "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?
"hipócrita" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.