héroe
/ˈeɾoe/masculine
The Spanish word for hero is héroe.
The term refers to a person of great bravery.
Meaning: person of great bravery (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The feminine form of héroe is heroína, and the plural form is héroes.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈeɾoe/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly pronounce the 'h' in héroe, but it should be silent in Spanish.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word heroína is the standard term for the drug 'heroin', which can cause significant confusion if you use it to describe a female hero.
- In some Spanish-speaking contexts, calling a man un héroe can be used sarcastically to describe someone who has made a silly or clumsy mistake.
- The word héroe is a masculine noun that ends in a vowel, but it still takes the masculine plural ending -es instead of just -s.
Examples in context
- Él es un héroe.He is a hero.Tatoeba #1216467 by wallebot, translation #969134 by Serhiy
- Él es mi héroe.He's my hero.Tatoeba #2324881 by marcelostockle, translation #2306672 by Hybrid
- No soy un héroe.I'm not a hero.Tatoeba #2351600 by Shishir, translation #1815762 by Spamster
- El héroe de la novelaThe hero of the novel
- Nuestros héroes nacionalesOur national heroes
- El protagonista de la película es considerado un héroeThe protagonist of the movie is considered a hero
- 68 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and María are talking about a brave firefighter.
- MateoMira ese hombre, ¡es un verdadero héroe!Look at that man, he is a true hero!
- MaríaSí, salvó al gato del incendio.Yes, he saved the cat from the fire.
- MateoCualquier persona que haga eso es un héroe.Anyone who does that is a hero.
- MaríaTienes razón, Mateo.You are right, Mateo.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hero” translations and entries héroe, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
