kindhearted

adj

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"kindhearted" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“kindhearted” is uncommon English (frequency #73,346 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,346
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having an innately kind disposition or character.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kindhearted · kindhearted · English

kindhearted · rank #73,346 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,346
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH Killen

Nearest frequency peer: Killen (-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 “kindhearted”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kindhearted
PropertyValue
Headwordkindhearted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,346
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “kindhearted” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).kindheartedfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Killen” (#73,345), “Kingstown” (#73,347), “Kikuchi” (#73,344). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “kindhearted” is #73,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kindhearted is uncommon English at frequency #73,346 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having an innately kind disposition or character.".

No misspelling variants are generated for kindhearted in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From kind + hearted. The correct English form is kindhearted, spelled K-I-N-D-H-E-A-R-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having an innately kind disposition or character.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. We wanted to share that kind thought with you because today, November 13, is "World Kindness Day" — created back in 1998 by a consortium of kindhearted charities.

Etymology

From kind + hearted.

This word in other languages

bonachón(Español)de cœur(Français)gutherzig(Deutsch)

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 "kindhearted"?
"kindhearted" is spelled K-I-N-D-H-E-A-R-T-E-D.
What does "kindhearted" mean?
As an adjective, "kindhearted" means: Having an innately kind disposition or character.
What is the origin of the word "kindhearted"?
From kind + hearted. 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 "kindhearted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impoundment#73,292magnanimity#73,401Mesoamerica#73,428Goldsworthy#73,230

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list