herzhaft
German, adjective[ˈhɛɐt͡shaft]
herzhaft is spelled H-E-R-Z-H-A-F-T (8 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 31,999th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzhaft is a German adjective meaning “hearty, savory, savoury” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von der Ausprägung her stark und intensiv, mit Kraft, von großem Ausmaß”.
What does herzhaft mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hearty, savory, savoury
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von der Ausprägung her stark und intensiv, mit Kraft, von großem Ausmaß 2. mit Mut und Entschlossenheit 3. gehaltvoll, einen kräftigen würzigen Geschmack habend
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 herzhaft
- herzhafter masculine nominative singular
- am herzhaftesten superlative
- herzhafte feminine nominative singular
- herzhaftes neuter nominative singular
- herzhaften genitive masculine singular
- herzhaftem dative masculine singular
- der herzhafte definite includes-article masculine
- die herzhafte definite feminine includes-article
- das herzhafte definite includes-article neuter
- die herzhaften definite includes-article nominative
- des herzhaften definite genitive includes-article
- der herzhaften definite feminine genitive
- dem herzhaften dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herzhaft?
- [ˈhɛɐt͡shaft]
- [ˈhɛʁt͡shaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herzhaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herzhaft in German?
herzhaft appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).