how to pronounce heck

/hɛk/

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heck is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of heck in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… a heck of a lot of right now thanks to …”

meaning of heck

Heck is a word that means a place of great trouble or distress.

heck frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word heck occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.