hocus-pocus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhəʊkəsˈpəʊkəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhoʊkəsˈpoʊkəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hō′kəs pō′kəs)

Inflections of 'hocus-pocus' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "s" and "ss" forms exist, spellings with a double "s" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "s" are not correct in UK English.
hocus-pocuses
v 3rd person singular
hocus-pocusing
v pres p (US & UK)
hocus-pocussing
v pres p (Mainly UK)
hocus-pocused
v past (US & UK)
hocus-pocussed
v past (Mainly UK)
hocus-pocused
v past p (US & UK)
hocus-pocussed
v past p (Mainly UK)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hocus-pocus n (trickery, deception)truco nm
  engaño nm
hocus-pocus n (mystifying jargon)abracadabra nf
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'hocus-pocus' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
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