# heroic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/ · frequency rank #9,053

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
2. Courageous; displaying heroism.
3. Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.

## Etymology
Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **heron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroic-vs-heron)
- **heroin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroic-vs-heroin)
- **heroine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroic-vs-heroine)
- **heroism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroic-vs-heroism)
- **heroics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroic-vs-heroics)
- **Herrick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroic-vs-herrick)
- **hero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hero-vs-heroic)
- **Herod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herod-vs-heroic)
- **heroes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroes-vs-heroic)
- **herein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herein-vs-heroic)
- **hectic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hectic-vs-heroic)
- **hermit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hermit-vs-heroic)
- **hernia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hernia-vs-heroic)
- **Herbie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herbie-vs-heroic)
- **heretic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heretic-vs-heroic)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ehroic`, `heoric`, `herioc`, `heroci`, `heroicc`, `herroic`, `hheroic`, `hreoic`

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