Hébé
\e.be\
The verdict
“Hébé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déesse de la jeunesse, de la vitalité et de la vigueur, échansonne des dieux de l’Olympe jusqu’à ce qu’elle soit mariée à Héraclès.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hebe · Hébé · French
Hébé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hébé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \e.be\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Hébé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \e.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hébé in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Hébé, spelled H-É-B-É.
Definition
- 1Déesse de la jeunesse, de la vitalité et de la vigueur, échansonne des dieux de l’Olympe jusqu’à ce qu’elle soit mariée à Héraclès.
- 2(6) Hébé, internationalement (6) Hebe, planète mineure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hébé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La gentille échansonne Qu’on nomme Hébé, malignement sourit, Et de nectar à coups pressés l’entonne.
La Soubrette obéit avec autant de grâce que de dextérité. Hébé versant le nectar ne s’y fût pas mieux prise. Elle faisait bien tout ce qu’elle faisait.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.