Héracles

/ˈe.ʁa.klis/.

//ˈe.ʁa.klis/./ noun

The verdict

“Héracles” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,278 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,278
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prenome masculino

Corpus desk

Index PT-heracles · Héracles · Portuguese

Héracles · rank #73,278 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,278
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH insurgir

Nearest frequency peer: insurgir (+18 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Héracles”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Héracles” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Héracles
PropertyValue
HeadwordHéracles
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈe.ʁa.klis/.
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,278
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Héracles” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).Héraclescai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “insurgir” (#73,296), “ionosfera” (#73,302), “fuxico” (#73,237). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “Héracles” fica em #73,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Héracles is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,278 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈe.ʁa.klis/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Héracles in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is Héracles, spelled H-É-R-A-C-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    prenome masculino
  2. 2
    semideus da mitologia grega, filho de Zeus e Alcmena

Synonyms

HeráclioHércules

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Héracles"?
"Héracles" is spelled H-É-R-A-C-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈe.ʁa.klis/..
What does "Héracles" mean?
As a noun, "Héracles" means: prenome masculino
How do you pronounce "Héracles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Héracles" is /ˈe.ʁa.klis/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Héracles" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list