herzlich
\ˈhɛʁt͡slɪç\
The verdict
“herzlich” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cordial, chaleureux.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herzlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈhɛʁt͡slɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herzlich” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for herzlich is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈhɛʁt͡slɪç\. 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.
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.
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 “herzlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-E-R-Z-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈhɛʁt͡slɪç\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.