hector
hec·tor/ˈhɛktɚ/noun, verb
hector is spelled H-E-C-T-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hec·tor). It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hector means “Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hector is hectors.
How many letters and syllables are in hector?
| Letters | 6: H-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hec·tor |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hector?
Hector appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 hector?
- UK /ˈhɛktə/
- US /ˈhɛktɚ/
Hector has 2 syllables, split hec·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hector.ogg, En-au-hector.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hector?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hector from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rochet, tocher, troche.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hector
- hectors plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hectoring participle, present
- hectored participle, past
- hectour
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.
verb
- 1
To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
- 2
To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hector in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | einschüchtern , mobben, schikanieren |
| Spanish | intimidar , tiranizar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hector come from?
From Hector (“in Greek and Roman mythology, a character in Homer’s Iliad who is the greatest warrior of Troy”), from Late Middle English Hector (“warrior with the qualities of Hector”), from Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχειν (ékhein), present active infinitive of ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, own, possess; to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).