treuherzig
[ˈtʁɔɪ̯ˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“treuherzig” 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) - so, dass man offen, arglos und gutgläubig ist / handelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-treuherzig · treuherzig · German
treuherzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | treuherzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɔɪ̯ˌhɛʁt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „treuherzig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
treuherzig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁɔɪ̯ˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass man offen, arglos und gutgläubig ist / handelt".
Zero misspellings are on record for treuherzig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is treuherzig, spelled T-R-E-U-H-E-R-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1so, dass man offen, arglos und gutgläubig ist / handelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how treuherzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf die Frage des Vorsitzenden Richters, wie er denn auf den Gedanken gekommen sei, eine Bank zu überfallen, erklärte der Angeklagte treuherzig, er habe die Idee aus dem Fernsehen – sowas sieht man doch fast jeden Tag.“
Ich hatte rausgekriegt, dass er fremdgegangen war. Und doch versicherte er mir mit treuherzigem Augenaufschlag: „Ich liebe dich!“
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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.