leichtherzig
German, adjective/ˈlaɪ̯çtˌhɛʁt͡sɪç/
leichtherzig is spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-H-E-R-Z-I-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written German, the 401,709th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichtherzig is a German adjective meaning “lighthearted, carefree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “so handelnd, dass man frei von Sorgen ist: gut gelaunt, unbeschwert”.
What does leichtherzig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
lighthearted, carefree
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. so handelnd, dass man frei von Sorgen ist: gut gelaunt, unbeschwert
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 leichtherzig
- leichtherziger masculine nominative singular
- am leichtherzigsten superlative
- leichtherzige feminine nominative singular
- leichtherziges neuter nominative singular
- leichtherzigen genitive masculine singular
- leichtherzigem dative masculine singular
- der leichtherzige definite includes-article masculine
- die leichtherzige definite feminine includes-article
- das leichtherzige definite includes-article neuter
- die leichtherzigen definite includes-article nominative
- des leichtherzigen definite genitive includes-article
- der leichtherzigen definite feminine genitive
- dem leichtherzigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leichtherzig?
- /ˈlaɪ̯çtˌhɛʁt͡sɪç/
- [ˈlaɪ̯çtˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]
- [ˈlaɪ̯çtˌhɛʁt͡sɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is leichtherzig in German?
leichtherzig appears about once in every 45 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).