Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helice

/hˈɛlɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-lice
IPA: /hˈɛlɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town of Achaia situated on the coast between the rivers Selinus and Cerynites

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Helicē, from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἑλίκη

Rhymes With

ellis felis ellice celis mellis defelice kellis antonellis gellis chellis

Questions

How do you pronounce helice?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛlɪs/.
What does helice mean?: A town of Achaia situated on the coast between the rivers Selinus and Cerynites
Where does helice come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce helice

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “helice”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈɛlɪs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “helice”.
Repeat and practice — Say “helice” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.