herzhaft
[ˈhɛʁt͡shaft]
The verdict
“herzhaft” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,087 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #32,087
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von der Ausprägung her stark und intensiv, mit Kraft, von großem Ausmaß
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herzhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁt͡shaft] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herzhaft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for herzhaft is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛʁt͡shaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,087 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for herzhaft, with forms such as "ehrzhaft", "herhzaft", and "herrzhaft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 herzhaft, spelled H-E-R-Z-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1von der Ausprägung her stark und intensiv, mit Kraft, von großem Ausmaß
- 2mit Mut und Entschlossenheit
- 3gehaltvoll, einen kräftigen würzigen Geschmack habend
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehrzhaft,herhzaft,herrzhaft,herzahft,herzhafft,herzhaftt,herzhatf,herzhfat,herzhhaft,herzzhaft,hezrhaft,hherzhaft,hrezhaft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of herzhaft - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “herzhaft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-Z-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛʁt͡shaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.