herzhaften

[ˈhɛʁt͡shaftn̩]

/[ˈhɛʁt͡shaftn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“herzhaften” is uncommon German (frequency #79,290 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,290
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-herzhaften · herzhaften · German

herzhaften · rank #79,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,290
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herzerkrankung

Nearest frequency peer: Herzerkrankung (-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 „herzhaften“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herzhaften
PropertyValue
Headwordherzhaften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛʁt͡shaftn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herzhaften“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.herzhaftenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Herzerkrankung“ (#79,289), „Highscore“ (#79,291), „Herzanfall“ (#79,288). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herzhaften“ bei #79,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herzhaften is uncommon German at frequency #79,290 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡shaftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for herzhaften in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herzhaften, spelled H-E-R-Z-H-A-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft

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 "herzhaften"?
"herzhaften" is spelled H-E-R-Z-H-A-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁt͡shaftn̩].
What does "herzhaften" mean?
As an adjective, "herzhaften" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herzhaft
How do you pronounce "herzhaften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herzhaften" is [ˈhɛʁt͡shaftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herzhaften" come from?
"herzhaften" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Herzanfall#79,288Heiligtums#79,280Hauptziele#79,275Haupttäter#79,274

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list