Hércules
/ˈeɾ.ku.lis/.
The verdict
“Hércules” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,533
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 995
- “H” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prenome masculino
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hércules |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɾ.ku.lis/. |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hércules” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hércules (IPA /ˈeɾ.ku.lis/.), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,533 among 995 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hércules, with forms such as "hhércules", "hrécules", and "hécrules". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Hercule", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is Hércules, spelled H-É-R-C-U-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1prenome masculino
- 2herói da mitologia romana
- 3constelação do hemisfério norte
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhércules
- hrécules
- hécrules
- hérccules
- hérclues
- hércuels
- hérculess
- hérculles
- hérculse
- hérrcules
- hérucles
- éhrcules
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hércules - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Hércules”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-É-R-C-U-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈeɾ.ku.lis/. (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Hercule” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hércules vs Hercule
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.