heldenhaft

[ˈhɛldn̩haft]

/[ˈhɛldn̩haft]/ adj

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The verdict

“heldenhaft” is uncommon German (frequency #59,724 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,724
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie ein Held; wie von einem Helden; besonders tapfer

Corpus desk

Index DE-heldenhaft · heldenhaft · German

heldenhaft · rank #59,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,724
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heims

Nearest frequency peer: Heims (-3 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „heldenhaft“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „heldenhaft“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heldenhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordheldenhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛldn̩haft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heldenhaft“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.heldenhaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heims“ (#59,721), „herumstehen“ (#59,727), „Heilkraft“ (#59,720). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heldenhaft“ bei #59,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heldenhaft is uncommon German at frequency #59,724 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛldn̩haft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie ein Held; wie von einem Helden; besonders tapfer".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for heldenhaft, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is heldenhaft, spelled H-E-L-D-E-N-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie ein Held; wie von einem Helden; besonders tapfer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine heldenhaften Taten waren eine bloße Erfindung.
  2. „Mit einem heldenhaften Hubschrauber-Einsatz haben New Yorker Polizisten zwei Kadetten der Militärakademie West Point gerettet.“

Synonyms

heldischheroisch

This word in other languages

heroic(English)heroico(Español)héroïque(Français)heróico(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heldenhaft"?
"heldenhaft" is spelled H-E-L-D-E-N-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛldn̩haft].
What does "heldenhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "heldenhaft" means: wie ein Held; wie von einem Helden; besonders tapfer
How do you pronounce "heldenhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heldenhaft" is [ˈhɛldn̩haft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heldenhaft" come from?
"heldenhaft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heldenhaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list