Heldentum
[ˈhɛldn̩tuːm]
The verdict
“Heldentum” is uncommon German (frequency #70,376 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,376
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einstellung/Tat, die zeigt, dass jemand Risiken für sich selbst eingeht, um eine gute Tat zu tun; sehr mutiges Auftreten
Corpus desk
Index DE-heldentum · Heldentum · German
Heldentum · rank #70,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,376
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Heldentat
Nearest frequency peer: Heldentat (-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 „Heldentum“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- heilsame
heilsame
29,629 corpus weight
- Heimkehrer
Heimkehrer
29,628 corpus weight
- Heldentat
Heldentat
29,626 corpus weight
- Heldentum
Heldentum
29,625 corpus weight
- hergenommen
hergenommen
29,623 corpus weight
- Herrenmode
Herrenmode
29,622 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heldentum“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heldentum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heldentum is uncommon German at frequency #70,376 among 3,372 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heldentum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dem haftet etwas Rebellisches an, ein Hauch von Heldentum.“
„Heute, nach zwei Weltkriegen, ist die Begeisterung für deutsches Heldentum verflogen.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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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