herze

[ˈhɛʁt͡sə]

/[ˈhɛʁt͡sə]/ verb

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The verdict

“herze” is uncommon German (frequency #74,700 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,700
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs herzen

Key facts for herze
PropertyValue
Headwordherze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɛʁt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,700
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “herze” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). herze lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herze is uncommon German at frequency #74,700 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

herze has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is herze, spelled H-E-R-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs herzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs herzen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs herzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs herzen

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 "herze"?
"herze" is spelled H-E-R-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁt͡sə].
What does "herze" mean?
As a verb, "herze" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs herzen
How do you pronounce "herze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herze" is [ˈhɛʁt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herze" come from?
"herze" 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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Using “herze”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɛʁt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list