Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hellen

/ˈhɛlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: hellen
IPA: /ˈhɛlən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus

name

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἕλλην, -, Helien

Inflected Forms

Hellens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Hellene

Homonyms

helen

Rhymes With

helen ellen melon mellon felon mcclellan whelan magellan phelan yellen mclellan kellen

Questions

How do you pronounce hellen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛlən/.
What does hellen mean?: the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus
Where does hellen come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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