Volksheld
[ˈfɔlksˌhɛlt]
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
- Vogelspinne
Vogelspinne
3,528 corpus weight
- Volksgerich…
Volksgerichtshof
3,526 corpus weight
- Volksheld
Volksheld
3,525 corpus weight
- Volksmedizin
Volksmedizin
3,524 corpus weight
- Vollbesitz
Vollbesitz
3,523 corpus weight
- vollwertig
vollwertig
3,522 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Volksheld“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volksheld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔlksˌhɛlt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #96,476 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Volksheld“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Person, die für ihre besonderen Verdienste vom Volk als Held verehrt und anerkannt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Volksheld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Boxer Manny Pacquiao ist auf den Philippinen ein Volksheld und in den Vereinigten Staaten eine Attraktion.“
„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.
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