Herzstück
German, noun/ˈhɛʁtsˌʃtʏk/
Herzstück is spelled H-E-R-Z-S-T-Ü-C-K (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzstück is a German neuter noun meaning “centerpiece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zentraler, wesentlicher Bestandteil von etwas”.
What does Herzstück mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercenterpiece
- 2
neuterellipsis of Kreuzungsherzstück (“frog”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zentraler, wesentlicher Bestandteil von etwas
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 Herzstück
- Herzstückes genitive
- Herzstücks genitive
- Herzstücke plural
- Herzstücken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herzstück?
- /ˈhɛʁtsˌʃtʏk/
- [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʃtʏk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Herzstück
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Herzstück in German?
Herzstück appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).