Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heracles

/ˈhɛɹəkliːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: her-a-cles
IPA: /ˈhɛɹəkliːz/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), from Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”). Doublet of Hercules.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱlew-, Ἡρακλῆς

Inflected Forms

Herakles (alternative) Hêraklês (alternative, dated)

Frequently Paired Words

Heracleopolis Herakleopolis Herakleiopolis Hercules Melqart

Questions

How do you pronounce heracles?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛɹəkliːz/.
What does heracles mean?: Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
Where does heracles come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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