hochherzig
[ˈhoːxˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“hochherzig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine edle Gesinnung zeigend
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochherzig · hochherzig · German
hochherzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hochherzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌhɛʁt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hochherzig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hochherzig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine edle Gesinnung zeigend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hochherzig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hochherzig, spelled H-O-C-H-H-E-R-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1eine edle Gesinnung zeigend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hochherzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein hochherziger Unternehmer unterstützte den Bauernjungen finanziell und ermöglichte ihm das Studium an der Kunstakademie.
„Barbra Streisand hat fünf Millionen Dollar für die Erforschung von Herzerkrankungen gespendet. Das ist völlig hochherzig und bewundernswert, wenn da nicht dieser kleine, sexistische Zusatz stören würde: für Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen bei Frauen.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.