# heroics

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪks/ · frequency rank #34,103

## Definitions
1. The actions of a hero.
2. Emergency intervention to save a patient's life.
3. Extravagant phrases; bombast.

## Etymology
From hero + -ics.

## Easily confused with
- **heroin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroics-vs-heroin)
- **heroine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroics-vs-heroine)
- **heroism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroics-vs-heroism)
- **Herrick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroics-vs-herrick)
- **heroes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroes-vs-heroics)
- **heroic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heroic-vs-heroics)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ehroics`, `heorics`, `heriocs`, `herocis`, `heroiccs`, `heroicss`, `heroisc`, `herroics`, `hheroics`, `hreoics`

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