Heldentod

[ˈhɛldn̩ˌtoːt]

/[ˈhɛldn̩ˌtoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heldentod” is uncommon German (frequency #84,088 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,088
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tod (eines Soldaten) auf dem Kampfplatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-heldentod · Heldentod · German

Heldentod · rank #84,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,088
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hellbraune

Nearest frequency peer: hellbraune (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Heldentod“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heldentod
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeldentod
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛldn̩ˌtoːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heldentod“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Heldentodfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hellbraune“ (#84,089), „hauptberuflichen“ (#84,086), „hemmungslose“ (#84,090). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heldentod“ bei #84,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heldentod is uncommon German at frequency #84,088 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛldn̩ˌtoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tod (eines Soldaten) auf dem Kampfplatz".

No misspelling variants are generated for Heldentod in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Heldentod, spelled H-E-L-D-E-N-T-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tod (eines Soldaten) auf dem Kampfplatz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schließlich hat er in Frankreich den Heldentod gefunden.

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 "Heldentod"?
"Heldentod" is spelled H-E-L-D-E-N-T-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛldn̩ˌtoːt].
What does "Heldentod" mean?
As a noun, "Heldentod" means: Tod (eines Soldaten) auf dem Kampfplatz
How do you pronounce "Heldentod"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heldentod" is [ˈhɛldn̩ˌtoːt]. 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 "Heldentod", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Harmonium#84,080Handwerke#84,076haltbarer#84,073hochkommt#84,105

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list