herculéen
French, adjective/ɛʁ.ky.le.ɛ̃/
herculéen is spelled H-E-R-C-U-L-É-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 138,201st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herculéen is a French adjective meaning “Herculean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui rappelle la force physique d’Hercule”.
What does herculéen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Herculean
- 2
massive
un physique herculéen
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui rappelle la force physique d’Hercule. 2. Qui demande beaucoup de travail. 3. Relatif aux espèces marines qui migrent par le détroit de Gibraltar.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herculéen
- herculéenne feminine
- herculéens masculine plural
- herculéennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herculéen?
- /ɛʁ.ky.le.ɛ̃/
- \ɛʁ.ky.le.ɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herculéen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herculéen in French?
herculéen appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).