herzig
[ˈhɛʁt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“herzig” is uncommon German (frequency #53,777 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,777
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - süß, reizend, entzückend, lieb, niedlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-herzig · herzig · German
herzig · rank #53,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,777
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH hinwegsehen
Nearest frequency peer: hinwegsehen (+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 „herzig“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- hennes
hennes
46,228 corpus weight
- herausgab
herausgab
46,227 corpus weight
- hergeleitet
hergeleitet
46,226 corpus weight
- herzig
herzig
46,224 corpus weight
- hinwegsehen
hinwegsehen
46,223 corpus weight
- Hirngespinst
Hirngespinst
46,221 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „herzig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herzig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herzig is uncommon German at frequency #53,777 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for herzig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is herzig, spelled H-E-R-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1süß, reizend, entzückend, lieb, niedlich
- 2ein Herz habend, mutig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Erdmännchen sind herzige Geschöpfe.
„Mädchen sind ›herzig‹, Buben sind ›stark‹.“
This word in other languages
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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