hero

\ˈhɪɹ.oʊ\

/\ˈhɪɹ.oʊ\/ noun

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The verdict

“hero” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,729. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,729
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Héros, personne héroïque, personne d’un grand courage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hero · hero · French

hero · rank #17,729 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,729
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herbert

Nearest frequency peer: Herbert (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « hero »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « hero » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

hero vs hr
50% similar
hero vs hey
50% similar
hero vs Heu
25% similar

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

Key facts for hero
PropertyValue
Headwordhero
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈhɪɹ.oʊ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,729
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hero »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.herose place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Herbert » (#17,728), « het » (#17,730), « hausses » (#17,727). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hero » est au #17,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around hero (IPA \ˈhɪɹ.oʊ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,729 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for hero, with forms such as "ehro", "heor", and "herro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hr", "hey", "Heu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hero, spelled H-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Héros, personne héroïque, personne d’un grand courage.
  2. 2
    Modèle, exemple à suivre.
  3. 3
    Rôle principal masculin d’une œuvre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. You can be a hero.
  2. She is an American hero.

Antonyms

villain

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehro
  • heor
  • herro
  • hhero
  • hreo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hero - 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.

ehro2heor2herro1hhero1hreo2
Edit distance from "hero"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hero"?
"hero" is spelled H-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhɪɹ.oʊ\.
What does "hero" mean?
As a noun, "hero" means: Héros, personne héroïque, personne d’un grand courage.
What words are commonly confused with "hero"?
"hero" is commonly confused with "hr", "hey", "Heu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hero" is \ˈhɪɹ.oʊ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hero" come from?
"hero" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

joke#17,742Lena#17,748nids#17,772ouin#17,781

Similar misspelling depth

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

came5 variantsstep5 variantstsar5 variantsyear5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list