héroïquement

\e.ʁɔ.ik.mɑ̃\

/\e.ʁɔ.ik.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“héroïquement” is uncommon French (frequency #65,219 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,219
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière héroïque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-heroiquement · héroïquement · French

héroïquement · rank #65,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,219
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hypoxie

Nearest frequency peer: hypoxie (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « héroïquement »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « héroïquement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for héroïquement
PropertyValue
Headwordhéroïquement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\e.ʁɔ.ik.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « héroïquement » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.héroïquementtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hypoxie » (#65,218), « idéalisation » (#65,220), « hyperinflation » (#65,217). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « héroïquement » est au #65,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

héroïquement is uncommon French at frequency #65,219 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \e.ʁɔ.ik.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière héroïque.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for héroïquement, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is héroïquement, spelled H-É-R-O-Ï-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière héroïque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Toute l'histoire classique est dominée par la guerre conçue héroï­quement ; les institutions des républiques grecques eurent, à l'origine, pour base l'organisation d'armées de citoyens ; […].
  2. Eufrosinia raisonne comme Ivan, comme Staline. On dira qu'elle s'affaire cupidement pour elle et pour son parentage quand Ivan et Staline se dépensent héroïquement pour la nation. La fin justifie les moyens mais ce ne sont pas les mêmes fins.

Synonyms

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); 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 "héroïquement"?
"héroïquement" is spelled H-É-R-O-Ï-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʁɔ.ik.mɑ̃\.
What does "héroïquement" mean?
As an adverb, "héroïquement" means: D’une manière héroïque.
How do you pronounce "héroïquement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "héroïquement" is \e.ʁɔ.ik.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list