blackheart

noun

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"blackheart" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blackheart” is uncommon English (frequency #96,786 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,786
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.

Key facts for blackheart
PropertyValue
Headwordblackheart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blackheart” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). blackheart lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blackheart is uncommon English at frequency #96,786 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for blackheart, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From black + heart. The correct English form is blackheart, spelled B-L-A-C-K-H-E-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
  2. 2
    Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
  3. 3
    A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
  4. 4
    A cruel and remorseless person.

Etymology

From black + heart.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blackheart"?
"blackheart" is spelled B-L-A-C-K-H-E-A-R-T.
What does "blackheart" mean?
As a noun, "blackheart" means: A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
What is the origin of the word "blackheart"?
From black + heart. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “blackheart”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-L-A-C-K-H-E-A-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list