Löwenherz
[ˈløːvn̩ˌhɛʁt͡s]
The verdict
“Löwenherz” is uncommon German (frequency #58,067 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,067
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - furchtloses, mutiges, tapferes Herz (einer Person, der man vorgenannte Eigenschaften beimisst)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Löwenherz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈløːvn̩ˌhɛʁt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,067 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Löwenherz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Löwenherz is uncommon German at frequency #58,067 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈløːvn̩ˌhɛʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Löwenherz has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Löwenherz, spelled L-Ö-W-E-N-H-E-R-Z.
Definition
- 1furchtloses, mutiges, tapferes Herz (einer Person, der man vorgenannte Eigenschaften beimisst)
- 2jemand mit furchtlosem Herzen, eine stets mutige Person
Antonyms
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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 “Löwenherz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-Ö-W-E-N-H-E-R-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.