Heldentum
[ˈhɛldn̩tuːm]
The verdict
“Heldentum” is uncommon German (frequency #70,376 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,376
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Einstellung/Tat, die zeigt, dass jemand Risiken für sich selbst eingeht, um eine gute Tat zu tun; sehr mutiges Auftreten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heldentum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛldn̩tuːm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #70,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heldentum” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Heldentum is uncommon German at frequency #70,376 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛldn̩tuːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung/Tat, die zeigt, dass jemand Risiken für sich selbst eingeht, um eine gute Tat zu tun; sehr mutiges Auftreten".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Heldentum, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Heldentum, spelled H-E-L-D-E-N-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1Einstellung/Tat, die zeigt, dass jemand Risiken für sich selbst eingeht, um eine gute Tat zu tun; sehr mutiges Auftreten
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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.
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Using “Heldentum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-L-D-E-N-T-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛldn̩tuːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.