großherzig
[ˈɡʁoːsˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | großherzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsˌhɛʁt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „großherzig“ im Deutschen
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
- 1anderen viel Mitgefühl und Sympathie entgegenbringend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how großherzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist ein großherziger Mensch.
„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.