hellion
/ˈhɛliən/noun, adjective
hellion is spelled H-E-L-L-I-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hellion means “An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hellion is hellions.
How many letters and syllables are in hellion?
| Letters | 7: H-E-L-L-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is hellion?
Hellion appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 hellion?
- /ˈhɛliən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hellion
- hellions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hellion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
- 2
An evil person.
- 3
The larva of the dobsonfly.
adjective
- 1
Cursed, ill-fated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hellion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rowdy person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Teufelsbraten |
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 hellion come from?
An alteration, under the influence of hell, of northern English/Scottish dialectal hallion (“scamp, worthless fellow”), of unknown origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).