heckuva
/ˈhɛkəvə/adjective
heckuva is spelled H-E-C-K-U-V-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, heckuva means “Heck of a; extreme” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heckuva?
| Letters | 7: H-E-C-K-U-V-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is heckuva?
Heckuva appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce heckuva?
- /ˈhɛkəvə/
Heckuva has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-heckuva.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does heckuva mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialHeck of a; extreme.
They had a heckuva row over where to spend the weekend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heckuva come from?
Written form of a reduction of heck of a.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).