hypocrite
French, noun/i.pɔ.kʁit/
hypocrite is spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E (9 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written French, the 9,981st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hypocrite is a French feminine noun meaning “hypocrite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne faisant preuve d’hypocrisie, qui affecte un air de vertu, de bonté, de soumission ou de piété”.
What does hypocrite mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hypocritical
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne faisant preuve d’hypocrisie, qui affecte un air de vertu, de bonté, de soumission ou de piété.
adjective: 1. Se dit d’une personne ou d’une chose qui fait preuve d’hypocrisie. Relatif à l’hypocrisie. 2. Farceur ; cachottier.
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 hypocrite
- hypocrites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hypocrite?
- /i.pɔ.kʁit/
- ^((h muet))\i.pɔ.kʁit\
- \i.pɔ.kʁit\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hypocrite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hypocrite in French?
hypocrite appears 5.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).