heroísmo

[eɾoˈismo]

/[eɾoˈismo]/ noun

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The verdict

“heroísmo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,521
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción, actitud o comportamiento de valentía, virtud o capacidad sobresaliente para enfrentar el peligro o la adversidad en bien de otros. Condición o carácter de heroico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-heroismo · heroísmo · Spanish

heroísmo · rank #24,521 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,521
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH half

Nearest frequency peer: half (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “heroísmo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “heroísmo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

heroísmo vs heroico
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for heroísmo
PropertyValue
Headwordheroísmo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eɾoˈismo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,521
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “heroísmo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).heroísmocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “half” (#24,520), “hacete” (#24,519), “hub” (#24,523). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “heroísmo” va en #24,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around heroísmo (IPA [eɾoˈismo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,521 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for heroísmo, with forms such as "ehroísmo", "heorísmo", and "herosímo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "heroico", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is heroísmo, spelled H-E-R-O-Í-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción, actitud o comportamiento de valentía, virtud o capacidad sobresaliente para enfrentar el peligro o la adversidad en bien de otros. Condición o carácter de heroico.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de hazañas o cualidades por las que alguien puede ser considerado héroe o heroína.

This word in other languages

heroism(English)héroïsme(Français)Heldentat(Deutsch)heroísmo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehroísmo
  • heorísmo
  • herosímo
  • heroímso
  • heroísmmo
  • heroísom
  • heroíssmo
  • herroísmo
  • heríosmo
  • hheroísmo
  • hreoísmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heroísmo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehroísmo2heorísmo2herosímo2heroímso2heroísmmo1heroísom2heroíssmo1herroísmo1
Edit distance from "heroísmo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heroísmo"?
"heroísmo" is spelled H-E-R-O-Í-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eɾoˈismo].
What does "heroísmo" mean?
As a noun, "heroísmo" means: Acción, actitud o comportamiento de valentía, virtud o capacidad sobresaliente para enfrentar el peligro o la adversidad en bien de otros. Condición o carácter de heroico.
What words are commonly confused with "heroísmo"?
"heroísmo" is commonly confused with "heroico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heroísmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heroísmo" is [eɾoˈismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heroísmo" come from?
"heroísmo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heroísmo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ignorada#24,526glándula#24,514importas#24,528glorieta#24,513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

inéditas11 variantsengloba11 variantsmatutino11 variantsdivinos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list