at heart
"at-heart" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“at heart” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, fundamentally, really.
Corpus desk
Index EN-at-heart · at heart · English
at heart · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | at heart |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “at heart” in English
Rare enough to double-check
at heart is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for at heart in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is at heart, spelled A-T- -H-E-A-R-T.
Definition
- 1In spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, fundamentally, really.
- 2Wished earnestly for; held in high esteem.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how at heart appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I’m a vegan at heart – the thought of the death of animals for my food is abhorrent.
My dad may be old on the outside, but he’s young at heart; he plays video games every now and then to improve his coordination.
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.