hearten
/ˈhɑːtn̩/
"hearten" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hearten” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hearten · hearten · English
hearten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hearten |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈhɑːtn̩/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hearten” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hearten is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈhɑːtn̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.".
hearten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From heart + -en. The correct English form is hearten, spelled H-E-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hearten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
hearten the crowd
News of the recovery helped to hearten the family.
Etymology
From heart + -en.
This word in other languages
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.