# Hades

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈheɪdiːz/ · frequency rank #22,394

## Definitions
1. The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
2. The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
3. In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol.
4. Hell.
5. Hell.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

## Easily confused with
- **has** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-has)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hes)
- **have** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-have)
- **hate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hate)
- **hide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hide)
- **hats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hats)
- **Hans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hans)
- **Hyde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hyde)
- **hare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hare)
- **hale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hale)
- **haze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-haze)
- **Hays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hays)
- **hues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hues)
- **hams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hams)
- **Haus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-haus)
- **haye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-haye)
- **hands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hands)
- **homes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-homes)
- **heads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-heads)
- **hopes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hopes)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ahdes`, `haddes`, `hadess`, `hadse`, `hdaes`, `hhades`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hades