Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hellacious

/hɛˈleɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
hel-la-cious
IPA
/hɛˈleɪʃəs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

horrible, awful, hellish, agonizing, difficult.

adj

nasty, repellent.

adj

Remarkable, unbelievable, unusual.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unclear origins; perhaps from hell + -acious

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more hellacious (comparative) most hellacious (superlative) helatious (alternative)

Derived Forms

hellaciously hellaciousness

Rhymes With

gracious spacious tenacious audacious ignatius herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious efficacious

Questions

How do you pronounce hellacious?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɛˈleɪʃəs/.
What does hellacious mean?
horrible, awful, hellish, agonizing, difficult.
Where does hellacious come from?
Unclear origins; perhaps from hell + -acious

How to pronounce hellacious

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hɛˈleɪʃəs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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