Which to use
“hypocrisie” and “hypocrite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,022
- “hypocrisie” frequency rank
- #10,013
- “hypocrite” frequency rank
- 19035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hypocrisie | hypocrite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vice consistant à s'attribuer une vertu, une croyance ou une opinion, une piété ou un sentiment noble que l'on n'a pas. | Personne faisant preuve d’hypocrisie, qui affecte un air de vertu, de bonté, de soumission ou de piété. |
Where the eye mixes hypocrisie and hypocrite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hypocrisie vs hypocrite
A purely visual mix-up. hypocrisie (\i.pɔ.kʁi.zi\) and hypocrite (^((h muet))\i.pɔ.kʁit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hypocrisie is recorded at frequency rank #9,022, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.pɔ.kʁi.zi\. hypocrite is at rank #10,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\i.pɔ.kʁit\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19035, this pair ranks #375,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hypocrisie vs hypocrite
Shared letters: cehiopry. Private to "hypocrisie": s. Private to "hypocrite": t.
"hypocrisie" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "hypocrite" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hypocrisie ← hhypocrisie · hpyocrisie · hyopcrisie · hypcorisie · hypoccrisie · hypocirsie · hypocriise · hypocrisei
- hypocrite ← hhypocrite · hpyocrite · hyopcrite · hypcorite · hypoccrite · hypocirte · hypocriet · hypocritte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hypocrisie" for "hypocrite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hypocrisie" vs "hypocrite" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hypocrisie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hypocrite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hypocrisie" and "hypocrite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hypocrite vs hypocrites". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #375,355 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.