blackheart

noun

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

The verdict

“blackheart” is uncommon English (frequency #96,786 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,786
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-blackheart · blackheart · English

blackheart · rank #96,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,786
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blackbox

Nearest frequency peer: blackbox (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “blackheart”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “blackheart” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blackheart
PropertyValue
Headwordblackheart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “blackheart” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).blackheartfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “blackbox” (#96,785), “blares” (#96,788), “bizet” (#96,783). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blackheart” is #96,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blackheart is uncommon English at frequency #96,786 among 4,121 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. There are cherries enough for all, as when we planted we took into consideration the needs of our feathered neighbors, so the birds do not miss the fruit when on our breakfast table appears a great wooden bowl —you have no idea what an artistic bit the chopping bowl becomes when utilized in this way—filled with clusters of blackheart and white-heart cherr…
  2. “Here travelers sat beneath a great blackheart cherry tree growing among white rosebushes by the fence,” notes a 1937 American Guide Series book, “and watched the busy river traffic while they waited for supper.”

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list