Herztod
[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌtoːt]
The verdict
“Herztod” is uncommon German (frequency #97,145 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,145
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exitus, der eintritt, weil das Herz seinen Geist aufgibt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herztod |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌtoːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Herztod” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Herztod is uncommon German at frequency #97,145 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌtoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exitus, der eintritt, weil das Herz seinen Geist aufgibt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Herztod in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Herztod, spelled H-E-R-Z-T-O-D.
Definition
- 1Exitus, der eintritt, weil das Herz seinen Geist aufgibt
Antonyms
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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Using “Herztod”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-Z-T-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌtoːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.