hybris
\y.bʁis\
The verdict
“hybris” 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) - Sentiment violent inspiré par la passion et par l’orgueil ; excès coupable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hybris · hybris · French
hybris · 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 | hybris |
| 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
hybris is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \y.bʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sentiment violent inspiré par la passion et par l’orgueil ; excès coupable.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hybris in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hybris, spelled H-Y-B-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1Sentiment violent inspiré par la passion et par l’orgueil ; excès coupable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hybris appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certaines notions qui lui sont très familières aux siècles classiques — comme celles de l’hybris et de la némésis — se retrouvent chez des populations aussi peu évoluées que les tribus Moïs du sud de l'Indochine.
« Vous comprenez, disait Baillargeau, dans la vigne ce ne sont pas des espèces que nous croisons, ce sont des races, des variétés. On devrait dire des métis et non pas des hybrides, mais la coutume est de parler d'hybrides, et puis cela fait plus noble. … — Vous soutenez que le terme d'hybride est plus noble que celui de métis. D'abord il est impropre et…
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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.