simple-hearted
"simple-hearted" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“simple-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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sincere
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | simple-hearted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “simple-hearted” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for simple-hearted is 14 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 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for simple-hearted in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From simple + hearted. The correct English form is simple-hearted, spelled S-I-M-P-L-E---H-E-A-R-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1sincere
- 2ingenuous; guileless
Etymology
From simple + 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 “simple-hearted”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-I-M-P-L-E---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.