greathearted

adj

"greathearted" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“greathearted” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nobly courageous, bighearted.

Corpus desk

Index EN-greathearted · greathearted · English

greathearted · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for greathearted
PropertyValue
Headwordgreathearted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “greathearted” in English

greatheartedsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

greathearted is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for greathearted in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gret-herted, equivalent to great + hearted. The correct English form is greathearted, spelled G-R-E-A-T-H-E-A-R-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nobly courageous, bighearted.
  2. 2
    Magnanimous.

Etymology

From Middle English gret-herted, equivalent to great + hearted.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "greathearted"?
"greathearted" is spelled G-R-E-A-T-H-E-A-R-T-E-D.
What does "greathearted" mean?
As an adjective, "greathearted" means: Nobly courageous, bighearted.
What is the origin of the word "greathearted"?
From Middle English gret-herted, equivalent to great + hearted. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list