heldenhafte

[ˈhɛldn̩haftə]

/[ˈhɛldn̩haftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“heldenhafte” is uncommon German (frequency #78,095 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,095
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-heldenhafte · heldenhafte · German

heldenhafte · rank #78,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,095
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heimtücke

Nearest frequency peer: Heimtücke (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “heldenhafte”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “heldenhafte” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heldenhafte
PropertyValue
Headwordheldenhafte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛldn̩haftə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “heldenhafte” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).heldenhafteliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Heimtücke“ (#78,094), „Hemmnisse“ (#78,097), „heraushalten“ (#78,099). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heldenhafte is uncommon German at frequency #78,095 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛldn̩haftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

heldenhafte has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is heldenhafte, spelled H-E-L-D-E-N-H-A-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft

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 "heldenhafte"?
"heldenhafte" is spelled H-E-L-D-E-N-H-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛldn̩haftə].
What does "heldenhafte" mean?
As an adjective, "heldenhafte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heldenhaft
How do you pronounce "heldenhafte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heldenhafte" is [ˈhɛldn̩haftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hingeworfen#78,113günstigeres#78,076hinterlegte#78,114hinzufahren#78,115

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list