Which to use
“hypocrite” and “hypocrites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,013
- “hypocrite” frequency rank
- #16,643
- “hypocrites” frequency rank
- 26656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hypocrite | hypocrites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne faisant preuve d’hypocrisie, qui affecte un air de vertu, de bonté, de soumission ou de piété. | Pluriel de hypocrite. |
Where the eye mixes hypocrite and hypocrites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hypocrite with hypocrites
A purely visual mix-up. hypocrite (^((h muet))\i.pɔ.kʁit\) and hypocrites (\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 extra letter(s) - “hypocrite” sits inside “hypocrites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hypocrite is recorded at frequency rank #10,013, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\i.pɔ.kʁit\. hypocrites is at rank #16,643, tagged as anoun, pronounced \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 26656, this pair ranks #333,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hypocrite vs hypocrites
Shared letters: cehioprty. Private to "hypocrite": -. Private to "hypocrites": s.
"hypocrite" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "hypocrites" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hypocrite ← hhypocrite · hpyocrite · hyopcrite · hypcorite · hypoccrite · hypocirte · hypocriet · hypocritte
- hypocrites ← hhypocrites · hpyocrites · hyopcrites · hypcorites · hypoccrites · hypocirtes · hypocriets · hypocritess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hypocrite" and "hypocrites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hypocrite" vs "hypocrites" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hypocrite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hypocrites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hypocrite" and "hypocrites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hypocrisie vs hypocrite". 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 #333,632 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.