Volksheld

[ˈfɔlksˌhɛlt]

/[ˈfɔlksˌhɛlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Volksheld” is uncommon German (frequency #96,476 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,476
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die für ihre besonderen Verdienste vom Volk als Held verehrt und anerkannt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-volksheld · Volksheld · German

Volksheld · rank #96,476 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,476
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volksgerichts…

Nearest frequency peer: Volksgerichtshof (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Volksheld“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Volksheld“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Volksheld
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksheld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksˌhɛlt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,476
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Volksheld“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Volksheldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Volksgerichtshof“ (#96,475), „Volksmedizin“ (#96,477), „Vollbesitz“ (#96,478). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volksheld“ bei #96,476. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Volksheld is uncommon German at frequency #96,476 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlksˌhɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die für ihre besonderen Verdienste vom Volk als Held verehrt und anerkannt wird".

Volksheld doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Volksheld, spelled V-O-L-K-S-H-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die für ihre besonderen Verdienste vom Volk als Held verehrt und anerkannt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Volksheld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Boxer Manny Pacquiao ist auf den Philippinen ein Volksheld und in den Vereinigten Staaten eine Attraktion.“
  2. „Vor der Kulturrevolution wurde Liu in Pingxiang wie im ganzen Land als Volksheld verehrt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Volksheld"?
"Volksheld" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-H-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksˌhɛlt].
What does "Volksheld" mean?
As a noun, "Volksheld" means: Person, die für ihre besonderen Verdienste vom Volk als Held verehrt und anerkannt wird
How do you pronounce "Volksheld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksheld" is [ˈfɔlksˌhɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volksheld" come from?
"Volksheld" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Volksheld", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list