low-hearted
"low-hearted" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“low-hearted” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Depressed, despondent, or dispirited
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | low-hearted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “low-hearted” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for low-hearted is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for low-hearted in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From low + hearted. The correct English form is low-hearted, spelled L-O-W---H-E-A-R-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Depressed, despondent, or dispirited
- 2Morally reprehensible, cowardly, or untrustworthy.
- 3Modest and unassuming.
Etymology
From low + 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.
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Using “low-hearted”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-O-W---H-E-A-R-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.