heldisch
[ˈhɛldɪʃ]
The verdict
“heldisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Helden betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-heldisch · heldisch · German
heldisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heldisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɛldɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heldisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
heldisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛldɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for heldisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 heldisch, spelled H-E-L-D-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1einen Helden betreffend
- 2wie ein Held, in der Art und Weise eines Helden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how heldisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Um 1200 schrieb ein mittelalterlicher Dichter das Nibelungenlied, genauer: Er schrieb es auf. Wir kennen ihn nicht. Aber er kannte die bewegende Geschichte von Hass, Heimtücke, Liebe, heldischen Taten und blutigem Gemetzel aus mündlicher Überlieferung.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.