Herzbeutel
[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɔɪ̯tl̩]
The verdict
“Herzbeutel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Herz umgebende Bindegewebesack, der dem Herzen durch eine schmale Gleitschicht freie Bewegungsmöglichkeit gibt
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Index DE-herzbeutel · Herzbeutel · German
Herzbeutel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Herzbeutel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɔɪ̯tl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herzbeutel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herzbeutel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbɔɪ̯tl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Herz umgebende Bindegewebesack, der dem Herzen durch eine schmale Gleitschicht freie Bewegungsmöglichkeit gibt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Herzbeutel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Herzbeutel, spelled H-E-R-Z-B-E-U-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1das Herz umgebende Bindegewebesack, der dem Herzen durch eine schmale Gleitschicht freie Bewegungsmöglichkeit gibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Herzbeutel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Durch die Zuordnung vom Perikard zum Herzen ergeben sich zwei freie Räume im Herzbeutel. Der Sinus transversus pericardii (der freie Bereich zwischen den Umschlaglinien) trennt die abgehenden Gefäße (Aorta und Truncus pulmonalis in der Porta arteriosa) von den zuführenden Gefäßen (Vena cava inferior, die Vena cava superior und Venae pulmonales in der Por…
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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.