hércules
[ˈeɾkules]
The verdict
“hércules” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,390
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enfermedad en la cual una excitación anormal de la corteza cerebral produce ataques o convulsiones, altera la función cerebral y provoca cambios en el comportamiento.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hércules |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeɾkules] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #15,390 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hércules” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around hércules (IPA [ˈeɾkules]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,390 among 15,034 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hércules, with forms such as "hhércules", "hrécules", and "hécrules". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is hércules, spelled H-É-R-C-U-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Enfermedad en la cual una excitación anormal de la corteza cerebral produce ataques o convulsiones, altera la función cerebral y provoca cambios en el comportamiento.
- 2Hombre con mucha fuerza.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhércules
- hrécules
- hécrules
- hérccules
- hérclues
- hércuels
- hérculess
- hérculles
- hérculse
- hérrcules
- hérucles
- éhrcules
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hércules - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hércules”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-É-R-C-U-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeɾkules] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.