hypercorrection
French, noun/i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
hypercorrection is a French feminine noun meaning “hypercorrection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Usage considéré fautif d’une forme linguistique qui substitue à un état qu’on suppose incorrect ou altéré un…”.
What does hypercorrection mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehypercorrection
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Usage considéré fautif d’une forme linguistique qui substitue à un état qu’on suppose incorrect ou altéré un état supposé à tort correct ou conforme à l’étymologie ou au système de la langue. 2. Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
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 hypercorrection
- hypercorrections plural
- hyper-correction
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hypercorrection?
- /i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hypercorrection
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hypercorrection in French?
hypercorrection appears about once in every 55 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).