Khutspa (חוצפה) means chutzpah in Hebrew.
It can also mean audacity. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chutzpah, audacity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khutspa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עזות פנים. התנהגות חסרת עכבות.
The word Khutspa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֻצְפָּה
- Written without vowel points
- חוצפה
- Said
- khutspa
- Root
- ח־צ־פ
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- חֻצְפּוֹת
- Inflections
- חֻצְפַּת־, ר' חֻצְפּוֹת
- Gematria
- 189
This is how Khutspa is said in other languages.
- English
- chutzpah, audacity
- Arabic
- وَقاحة
These words mean nearly the same as Khutspa.
- עזות
- עזות מצח
- חציפות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khutspa.
- בישנות
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These words rhyme with Khutspa.
The word Khutspa comes from the root ח־צ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khutspa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khutspa.
What does Khutspa (חוצפה) mean in Hebrew?
Khutspa (חוצפה) means chutzpah and audacity. It is said khutspa, with the stress on pa.
What is a synonym for Khutspa (חוצפה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khutspa (חוצפה) are עזות, עזות מצח, and חציפות.
What is the opposite of Khutspa (חוצפה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khutspa (חוצפה) are בישנות.
What rhymes with Khutspa (חוצפה)?
Words that rhyme with Khutspa (חוצפה) include אשפה, טיפה, חרפה, מפה, חופה, and קופה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חצפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.