heroism
/ˈhɛɹoʊɪzəm/noun
heroism is spelled H-E-R-O-I-S-M: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heroism means “The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of heroism is heroisms.
How many letters and syllables are in heroism?
| Letters | 7: H-E-R-O-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 heroism?
Heroism appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 heroism?
- UK /ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/
- US /ˈhɛɹoʊɪzəm/
- US /ˈhiɹoʊɪzəm/
Heroism has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-heroism.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with heroism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as heroism (/ɛɹoʊɪzəm/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: moreish.
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 heroism
- heroisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heroism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Heroism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them:
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 heroism come from?
From French héroïsme, equivalent to hero + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).