# heartbreaking

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #13,528

## Definitions
1. That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

## Etymology
From heart + breaking.

## Common misspellings (20)
`ehartbreaking`, `haertbreaking`, `hearbtreaking`, `hearrtbreaking`, `heartbbreaking`, `heartberaking`, `heartbraeking`, `heartbreaikng`, `heartbreakign`, `heartbreakingg`, `heartbreakinng`, `heartbreakking`, `heartbreaknig`, `heartbrekaing`, `heartbrreaking`, `heartrbeaking`, `hearttbreaking`, `heatrbreaking`, `heratbreaking`, `hheartbreaking`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/heartbreaking