Tikun yeter (תיקון יתר) means hypercorrection in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תִּקּוּן יֶתֶר
tikun yeter
noun · masculine
In English
hypercorrection
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tikun yeter.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טעות דקדוקית שנגרמה כתוצאה מנסיון להקפיד על כללי הלשון.
The word Tikun yeter is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תִּקּוּן יֶתֶר
- Written without vowel points
- תיקון יתר
- Said
- tikun yeter
- Plural
- תִּקּוּנֵי יֶתֶר
- Inflections
- ר' תִּקּוּנֵי יֶתֶר
- Gematria
- 1,176
This is how Tikun yeter is said in other languages.
- English
- hypercorrection
- French
- hypercorrection
- Spanish
- ultracorrección, sobrecorrección
These words come before and after Tikun yeter in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tikun yeter.
What does Tikun yeter (תיקון יתר) mean in Hebrew?
Tikun yeter (תיקון יתר) means hypercorrection. It is said tikun yeter, with the stress on kun.
Is Tikun yeter (תיקון יתר) masculine or feminine?
The word Tikun yeter (תיקון יתר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תִּקּוּנֵי יֶתֶר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תקון יתר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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