heroisch

[heˈʁoːɪʃ]

/[heˈʁoːɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“heroisch” is uncommon German (frequency #68,330 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,330
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heldenhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-heroisch · heroisch · German

heroisch · rank #68,330 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,330
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herzkrankheit…

Nearest frequency peer: Herzkrankheiten (+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 „heroisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heroisch
PropertyValue
Headwordheroisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[heˈʁoːɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heroisch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Herzkrankheiten“ (#68,331), „hinbringen“ (#68,333), „Hendl“ (#68,326). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heroisch“ bei #68,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heroisch is uncommon German at frequency #68,330 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [heˈʁoːɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heldenhaft".

No misspelling variants are generated for heroisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is heroisch, spelled H-E-R-O-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    heldenhaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der heroische Einsatz des Bürgermeisters für das kleine Stadttheater wurde nicht genügend gewürdigt.
  2. „So wurden in den letzten Vorkriegsjahren Jahrestage und Gedenkfeiern anläßlich von heroisch verklärten Kapiteln der preußisch-deutschen Geschichte geradezu zu Festen der Kriegsverherrlichung hochstilisiert.“

Synonyms

heldenhaftheldenmütigerhaben

This word in other languages

heroic(English)heroico(Español)héroïque(Français)

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 "heroisch"?
"heroisch" is spelled H-E-R-O-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [heˈʁoːɪʃ].
What does "heroisch" mean?
As an adjective, "heroisch" means: heldenhaft
How do you pronounce "heroisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heroisch" is [heˈʁoːɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heroisch" come from?
"heroisch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Headsets#68,320Hartford#68,316hügelige#68,347Halfpipe#68,312

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list