Herzanfall

[ˈhɛʁt͡sʔanˌfal]

/[ˈhɛʁt͡sʔanˌfal]/ noun

The verdict

“Herzanfall” is uncommon German (frequency #79,288 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,288
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-herzanfall · Herzanfall · German

Herzanfall · rank #79,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,288
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hervorragendem

Nearest frequency peer: hervorragendem (-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 „Herzanfall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herzanfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerzanfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁt͡sʔanˌfal]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herzanfall“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hervorragendem“ (#79,287), „Herzerkrankung“ (#79,289), „herzhaften“ (#79,290). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herzanfall“ bei #79,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herzanfall is uncommon German at frequency #79,288 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sʔanˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Herzinfarkt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Herzanfall in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Herzanfall, spelled H-E-R-Z-A-N-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herzinfarkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Kurz nach dieser Dummheit an der Schlucht hatte meine Mutter einen Herzanfall und kam ins Krankenhaus, und um ihr Bett war ein Wandschirm aus Bambus aufgestell.“
  2. „Gegen 11 Uhr erlitt Josef S. in Anwesenheit seiner Gattin plötzlich einen akuten Herzanfall, er kollabierte und brach zusamme.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Herzanfall"?
"Herzanfall" is spelled H-E-R-Z-A-N-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁt͡sʔanˌfal].
What does "Herzanfall" mean?
As a noun, "Herzanfall" means: Herzinfarkt
How do you pronounce "Herzanfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herzanfall" is [ˈhɛʁt͡sʔanˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herzanfall" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list