großherzig

[ˈɡʁoːsˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]

/[ˈɡʁoːsˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“großherzig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anderen viel Mitgefühl und Sympathie entgegenbringend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gro-herzig · großherzig · German

großherzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for großherzig
PropertyValue
Headwordgroßherzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁoːsˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „großherzig“ im Deutschen

großherzigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

großherzig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anderen viel Mitgefühl und Sympathie entgegenbringend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for großherzig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is großherzig, spelled G-R-O-S-S-H-E-R-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    anderen viel Mitgefühl und Sympathie entgegenbringend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how großherzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ist ein großherziger Mensch.
  2. „Hauke schätzte vor allem die abendlichen Gespräche mit der großherzigen und lebensklugen Frau, die mit ihren fast neunzig Jahren mitten im Leben stand.“

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "großherzig"?
"großherzig" is spelled G-R-O-SS-H-E-R-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁoːsˌhɛʁt͡sɪç].
What does "großherzig" mean?
As an adjective, "großherzig" means: anderen viel Mitgefühl und Sympathie entgegenbringend
How do you pronounce "großherzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "großherzig" is [ˈɡʁoːsˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "großherzig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list