Herzbube
German, noun[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbuːbə]
Herzbube is spelled H-E-R-Z-B-U-B-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzbube is a German masculine noun meaning “jack of hearts, knave of hearts (playing card)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mein Lieber, mein Süßer”.
What does Herzbube mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejack of hearts, knave of hearts (playing card)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mein Lieber, mein Süßer 2. Bube der Farbe Herz
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Herzbube
- Herzbuben genitive
- Herz-Bube alternative
- Herzbübchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herzbube?
- [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌbuːbə]
- [ˌhɛʁt͡sˈbuːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Herzbube in German?
Herzbube appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).