Herzenssache
German, noun/ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌzaxə/
Herzenssache is spelled H-E-R-Z-E-N-S-S-A-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzenssache is a German feminine noun meaning “love affair, fondness (feeling of enthusiasm or strong liking for something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wunsch, dessen Erfüllung jemandem besonders am Herzen liegt”.
What does Herzenssache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelove affair, fondness (feeling of enthusiasm or strong liking for something)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wunsch, dessen Erfüllung jemandem besonders am Herzen liegt
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 Herzenssache
- Herzenssachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herzenssache?
- /ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌzaxə/
- [ˈhɛʁt͡sn̩sˌzaxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Herzenssache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Herzenssache in German?
Herzenssache appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).