herzlich
\ˈhɛʁt͡slɪç\
The verdict
“herzlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cordial, chaleureux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-herzlich · herzlich · French
herzlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herzlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈhɛʁt͡slɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « herzlich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
herzlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈhɛʁt͡slɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for herzlich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is herzlich, spelled H-E-R-Z-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Cordial, chaleureux.
- 2Adverbialement Sincèrement, franchement, très.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herzlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Herzliche Glückwünsche / herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!
Herzliches Beileid!
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.