hypercorrect
French, adjective/i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛkt/
hypercorrect is a French adjective meaning “hypercorrect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Très correct”.
What does hypercorrect mean in English?
adjective
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hypercorrect
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Très correct. 2. En parlant d'une forme linguistique, construite de manière erronée, en restituant à un état qu'on suppose incorrect et altéré, un état supposé à tort correct et conforme à l'étymologie ou au système de la langue. 3. Qui est dû au phénomène d’hypercorrection.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hypercorrect
- hypercorrecte feminine
- hypercorrects masculine plural
- hypercorrectes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hypercorrect?
- /i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛkt/
- \i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛkt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.