Herzrasen

[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʁaːzn̩]

/[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʁaːzn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Herzrasen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,610 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,610
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf über 100 Schläge beschleunigter Puls

Corpus desk

Index DE-herzrasen · Herzrasen · German

Herzrasen · rank #54,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,610
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herausgezogen

Nearest frequency peer: herausgezogen (-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 „Herzrasen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herzrasen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerzrasen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʁaːzn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herzrasen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Herzrasenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herausgezogen“ (#54,609), „Herzrhythmusstörungen“ (#54,611), „heterosexuellen“ (#54,612). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herzrasen“ bei #54,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herzrasen is uncommon German at frequency #54,610 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʁaːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf über 100 Schläge beschleunigter Puls".

Zero misspellings are on record for Herzrasen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Herzrasen, spelled H-E-R-Z-R-A-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf über 100 Schläge beschleunigter Puls

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Herzrasen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe öfters Herzrasen.
  2. Schon beim Betreten eines Flugzeugs hat Runa Funke Schweißausbrüche und Herzrasen.

Synonyms

Tachykardie

Antonyms

Bradykardie

This word in other languages

tachycardia(English)

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 "Herzrasen"?
"Herzrasen" is spelled H-E-R-Z-R-A-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʁaːzn̩].
What does "Herzrasen" mean?
As a noun, "Herzrasen" means: auf über 100 Schläge beschleunigter Puls
How do you pronounce "Herzrasen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herzrasen" is [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʁaːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herzrasen" come from?
"Herzrasen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heuhaufen#54,613hierunter#54,614Hornissen#54,620imponiert#54,625

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list