Herzversagen
[ˈhɛʁt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌzaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Herzversagen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,559 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,559
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stillstand, Unterbrechung oder starke Verminderung der Herztätigkeit
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herzversagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌzaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #50,559 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Herzversagen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Herzversagen is uncommon German at frequency #50,559 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌzaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stillstand, Unterbrechung oder starke Verminderung der Herztätigkeit".
Herzversagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Herzversagen, spelled H-E-R-Z-V-E-R-S-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Stillstand, Unterbrechung oder starke Verminderung der Herztätigkeit
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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 “Herzversagen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-Z-V-E-R-S-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛʁt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌzaːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.