Homeric

/həʊˈmɛɹɪk/

//həʊˈmɛɹɪk// adj

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"homeric" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Homeric” is uncommon English (frequency #53,001 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,001
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homeric · Homeric · English

Homeric · rank #53,001 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,001
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hodson

Nearest frequency peer: Hodson (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “Homeric”

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Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Homeric
PropertyValue
HeadwordHomeric
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/həʊˈmɛɹɪk/
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,001
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Homeric” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Homericfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Hodson” (#53,000), “horseracing” (#53,002), “Hortense” (#53,003). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Homeric” is #53,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Homeric is uncommon English at frequency #53,001 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /həʊˈmɛɹɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Homeric in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ultimately fr… The correct English form is Homeric, spelled H-O-M-E-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to Greece during the Bronze Age, as described in Homer's works.
  3. 3
    Fit to be immortalized in poetry by Homer; epic, heroic.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Homeric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The warmeſt admirers of the great Mantuan poet [Virgil] can extol him for little more than the ſkill with which he has, by making his hero both a traveller and a warrior, united the beauties of the Iliad and the Odyſſey in one compoſition: yet his judgment was perhaps ſometimes overborne, by his avarice of the Homeric treaſures; and, for fear of ſuffering…
  2. In the beginning of the Fourth Book the poet [John Milton] introduces an Homerick cluster of similes; which seems to mark an intention of bestowing more poetical decoration on the conclusion of the Poem, than on the preceding parts of it.

Etymology

From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (suffix forming relational adjectives)); analysable as Homer + -ic.

Synonyms

HomericalHomerican

This word in other languages

homérico(Español)homérique(Français)homerisch(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Homeric"?
"Homeric" is spelled H-O-M-E-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /həʊˈmɛɹɪk/.
What does "Homeric" mean?
As an adjective, "Homeric" means: Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.
How do you pronounce "Homeric"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Homeric" is /həʊˈmɛɹɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Homeric"?
From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ult... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Same letter count

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list