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Hypocracy or hypocrisy?

Did you mean hypocrisy? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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hypocracy

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hypocrisy

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Correct spelling: hypocrisy. Misspelling: hypocracy.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Hypo + crisy: it ends in -isy, not -acy.

Why people write “hypocracy”

“hypocracy” differs from “hypocrisy” in 2 places: it writes A where hypocrisy has I, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh"; and it uses C in place of S; the two letters can sound alike here.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make hypocrisy automatic.

What does “hypocrisy” mean?

hypocrisy noun

  1. an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

    Synonyms:

  2. insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Hypocrisy” in a sentence

  • The speech was full of hypocrisy.

Is “hypocrisy” a playable word?

h 4y 4p 3o 1c 3r 1i 1s 1y 4

22 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“hypocracy” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from HYPOCRISY.

Hypocrisy: quick answers

Is it hypocracy or hypocrisy?
The correct spelling is hypocrisy. “hypocracy” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell hypocrisy?
Hypo + crisy: it ends in -isy, not -acy.
What does hypocrisy mean?
Hypocrisy means: an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction.