Herzfehler

[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌfeːlɐ]

/[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌfeːlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Herzfehler” is uncommon German (frequency #58,870 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,870
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fehlbildung am Herzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-herzfehler · Herzfehler · German

Herzfehler · rank #58,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,870
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herziehen

Nearest frequency peer: herziehen (+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 „Herzfehler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herzfehler
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerzfehler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌfeːlɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herzfehler“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Herzfehlerfällt 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: „herziehen“ (#58,871), „herbstlichen“ (#58,868), „Heterogenität“ (#58,872). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herzfehler“ bei #58,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herzfehler is uncommon German at frequency #58,870 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌfeːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fehlbildung am Herzen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Herzfehler in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Herzfehler, spelled H-E-R-Z-F-E-H-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fehlbildung am Herzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nun war es so, dass die Kleine einen seltenen Herzfehler hatte.“
  2. „Erst wurde bei der Klara ein Herzfehler festgestellt, dann starb Pepinas Vater.“

This word in other languages

congenital heart defect(English)

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 "Herzfehler"?
"Herzfehler" is spelled H-E-R-Z-F-E-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌfeːlɐ].
What does "Herzfehler" mean?
As a noun, "Herzfehler" means: Fehlbildung am Herzen
How do you pronounce "Herzfehler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herzfehler" is [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌfeːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herzfehler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heimwerker#58,861Handrücken#58,849Kahlschlag#58,912Kampfkraft#58,914

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list