hearty
/ˈhɑɹti/adjective
hearty is spelled H-E-A-R-T-Y: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “hardy vs hearty” about 1,600 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, hearty means “Warm and cordial towards another person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hearty?
| Letters | 6: H-E-A-R-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hearty?
Hearty appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hearty?
- US /ˈhɑɹti/
- UK /ˈhɑːti/
Hearty has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hearty.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hearty
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with hearty?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hearty from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹti/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: earthy.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hearty
- heartier comparative
- heartiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hearty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Warm and cordial towards another person.
a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government.
- 2
Energetic, active or eager.
a hearty appetite
- 3
Cheerful; vivacious.
a hearty fellow
- 4
Exhibiting strength; firm; courageous.
a hearty handshake; a hearty timber
- 5
Promoting strength; nourishing.
hearty food
noun
- 1
obsoletea term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hearty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cordial , copieux |
| German | herzlich, herzhaft , deftig |
| Portuguese | cordial |
| Spanish | cariñoso, de corazón, cordial , contundente, taipá, taypá |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hearty come from?
Equivalent to heart + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).