hubris
\y.bʁis\
The verdict
“hubris” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de hybris. Chez les Grecs anciens, démesure, orgueil inacceptable de la part d’un mortel. Toute prétention à une supériorité insolente parmi les hommes doit donc entraîner une punition cru...
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Index FR-hubris · hubris · French
hubris · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hubris |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \y.bʁis\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hubris is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \y.bʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hubris, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hubris, spelled H-U-B-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1Variante de hybris. Chez les Grecs anciens, démesure, orgueil inacceptable de la part d’un mortel. Toute prétention à une supériorité insolente parmi les hommes doit donc entraîner une punition cruelle de la part des dieux immortels.
- 2Confiance excessive en soi, qui peut conduire à des erreurs fatales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hubris appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’hubris est le thème principal de la tragédie.
Toujours cette critique de l'excès dans l'imaginaire de la Grèce ancienne, l’hubris.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.