Herzensbrecher
German, noun/ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌbʁɛçɐ/
Herzensbrecher is spelled H-E-R-Z-E-N-S-B-R-E-C-H-E-R (14 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzensbrecher is a German masculine noun meaning “womanizer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mann, der bei Frauen sehr gut ankommt, ohne ernste Absichten zu haben”.
What does Herzensbrecher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewomanizer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mann, der bei Frauen sehr gut ankommt, ohne ernste Absichten zu haben
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 Herzensbrecher
- Herzensbrechers genitive
- Herzensbrecherin feminine
- Herzensbrechern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herzensbrecher?
- /ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌbʁɛçɐ/
- [ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌbʁɛçɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Herzensbrecher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Herzensbrecher in German?
Herzensbrecher appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).