lionhearted

adj

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brave, courageous; very brave; brave and magnanimous.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lionhearted · lionhearted · English

lionhearted · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for lionhearted
PropertyValue
Headwordlionhearted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lionhearted” in English

lionheartedfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lionhearted is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brave, courageous; very brave; brave and magnanimous.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lionhearted, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lion + hearted. The correct English form is lionhearted, spelled L-I-O-N-H-E-A-R-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brave, courageous; very brave; brave and magnanimous.

Etymology

From lion + 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 "lionhearted"?
"lionhearted" is spelled L-I-O-N-H-E-A-R-T-E-D.
What does "lionhearted" mean?
As an adjective, "lionhearted" means: Brave, courageous; very brave; brave and magnanimous.
What is the origin of the word "lionhearted"?
From lion + 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