héros
[eˈʀo]
The verdict
“héros” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Halbgott, Held, Heldengestalt, Heroe, Recke, Titelfigur, Heroe, Heros
Corpus desk
Index DE-heros · héros · German
héros · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | héros |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈʀo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „héros“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
héros is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈʀo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Halbgott, Held, Heldengestalt, Heroe, Recke, Titelfigur, Heroe, Heros".
No misspelling variants are generated for héros in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is héros, spelled H-É-R-O-S.
Definition
- 1Halbgott, Held, Heldengestalt, Heroe, Recke, Titelfigur, Heroe, Heros
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.