Herzklappe
German, noun/ˈhɛʁt͡sˌklapə/
Herzklappe is spelled H-E-R-Z-K-L-A-P-P-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzklappe is a German feminine noun meaning “heart valve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bestandteil des Herzens, der verhindert, dass Blut in die falsche Richtung zurückfließt”.
What does Herzklappe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineheart valve
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bestandteil des Herzens, der verhindert, dass Blut in die falsche Richtung zurückfließt
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 Herzklappe
- Herzklappen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herzklappe?
- /ˈhɛʁt͡sˌklapə/
- [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌklapə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Herzklappe in German?
Herzklappe appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).