Herzeleid

[ˈhɛʁt͡səˌlaɪ̯t]

/[ˈhɛʁt͡səˌlaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Herzeleid” is uncommon German (frequency #93,049 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,049
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veraltet: starkes Gefühl, an etwas seelisch zu leiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-herzeleid · Herzeleid · German

Herzeleid · rank #93,049 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,049
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herumzulaufen

Nearest frequency peer: herumzulaufen (-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 „Herzeleid“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herzeleid
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerzeleid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁt͡səˌlaɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,049
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herzeleid“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Herzeleidfällt 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: „herumzulaufen“ (#93,048), „Herzögen“ (#93,050), „Herberts“ (#93,046). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herzeleid“ bei #93,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herzeleid is uncommon German at frequency #93,049 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡səˌlaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "veraltet: starkes Gefühl, an etwas seelisch zu leiden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Herzeleid, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Herzeleid, spelled H-E-R-Z-E-L-E-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    veraltet: starkes Gefühl, an etwas seelisch zu leiden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Dafür hatte ihnen beiden der tote Tierarzt Wilhelm zu viel Herzeleid angetan.“

This word in other languages

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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 "Herzeleid"?
"Herzeleid" is spelled H-E-R-Z-E-L-E-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁt͡səˌlaɪ̯t].
What does "Herzeleid" mean?
As a noun, "Herzeleid" means: veraltet: starkes Gefühl, an etwas seelisch zu leiden
How do you pronounce "Herzeleid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herzeleid" is [ˈhɛʁt͡səˌlaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herzeleid" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hinkriegt#93,057heimwärts#93,038Hauptraum#93,031Holzdecke#93,068

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list