Herzenskummer
[ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌkʊmɐ]
The verdict
“Herzenskummer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seelische Niedergeschlagenheit/Betrübnis
Corpus desk
Index DE-herzenskummer · Herzenskummer · German
Herzenskummer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Herzenskummer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌkʊmɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herzenskummer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herzenskummer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌkʊmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "seelische Niedergeschlagenheit/Betrübnis".
Herzenskummer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Herzenskummer, spelled H-E-R-Z-E-N-S-K-U-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1seelische Niedergeschlagenheit/Betrübnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Herzenskummer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und nun gesellte sich zu ihrem Herzenskummer noch gekränktes Ehrgefühl, um das Mass ihres Unglücks voll zu machen.“
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.