heroism
/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/
"heroism" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“heroism” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,663. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,663
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
Corpus desk
Index EN-heroism · heroism · English
heroism · rank #20,663 · 10 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,663
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH helix
Nearest frequency peer: helix (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “heroism”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- hamper
hamper
79,342 corpus weight
- Haskell
Haskell
79,341 corpus weight
- helix
helix
79,339 corpus weight
- heroism
heroism
79,338 corpus weight
- hierarchical
hierarchical
79,337 corpus weight
- homie
homie
79,336 corpus weight
What this shows “heroism” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heroism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “heroism”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around heroism (IPA /ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,663 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for heroism, with forms such as "ehroism", "heorism", and "heriosm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "heroes", "heroin", "heroic", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French héroïsme, equivalent to hero + -ism. The correct English form is heroism, spelled H-E-R-O-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how heroism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At the time, with the D-Day invasion of Europe going on, their heroism was hardly noticed. Plenty of other heroes were dying elsewhere. Plenty of bigger bits of history were being made.
Etymology
From French héroïsme, equivalent to hero + -ism.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehroism
- heorism
- heriosm
- heroims
- heroismm
- heroissm
- herosim
- herroism
- hheroism
- hreoism
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heroism - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).