Heroismus
[heʁoˈɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Heroismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhalten, welches von herausragender Courage zeugt
Corpus desk
Index DE-heroismus · Heroismus · German
Heroismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Heroismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [heʁoˈɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heroismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heroismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [heʁoˈɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhalten, welches von herausragender Courage zeugt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Heroismus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Heroismus, spelled H-E-R-O-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Verhalten, welches von herausragender Courage zeugt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heroismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Heute erblicken wir den Heroismus nur noch im Islamismus, etwa bei schrecklichen Ehrenmorden, aber wir begreifen ihn nicht mehr als Kernbestand unseres aristokratischen Erbes."
„So sehr der englische Stoizismus von Elias Canetti bewundert wurde; irgendwann hat man von dem Heroismus genug.“
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.