Herzschmerz
[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʃmɛʁt͡s]
The verdict
“Herzschmerz” is uncommon German (frequency #65,339 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,339
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - körperliche, schmerzhafte Beschwerden, die vom Herzen ausgehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-herzschmerz · Herzschmerz · German
Herzschmerz · rank #65,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,339
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH hervorzubring…
Nearest frequency peer: hervorzubringen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Herzschmerz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- herausgesuc…
herausgesucht
34,665 corpus weight
- hervorzubri…
hervorzubringen
34,663 corpus weight
- Herzschmerz
Herzschmerz
34,662 corpus weight
- heucheln
heucheln
34,660 corpus weight
- Heuerte
Heuerte
34,659 corpus weight
- hieven
hieven
34,658 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Herzschmerz” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herzschmerz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʃmɛʁt͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #65,339 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Herzschmerz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Herzschmerz is uncommon German at frequency #65,339 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʃmɛʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Herzschmerz in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Herzschmerz, spelled H-E-R-Z-S-C-H-M-E-R-Z.
Definition
- 1körperliche, schmerzhafte Beschwerden, die vom Herzen ausgehen
- 2seelischer Kummer, vor allem in Liebesdingen
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Herzschmerz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.