Herz

/hɛʁt͡s/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//hɛʁt͡s/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

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The verdict

“Herz” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,532 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,532
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - coração

Corpus desk

Index PT-herz · Herz · Portuguese

Herz · rank #72,532 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,532
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH higienista

Nearest frequency peer: higienista (+5 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Herz”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Herz” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herz
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerz
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hɛʁt͡s/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Herz” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Herzcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “higienista” (#72,537), “inde” (#72,554), “inexpugnável” (#72,557). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “Herz” fica em #72,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herz is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,532 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /hɛʁt͡s/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Herz, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is Herz, spelled H-E-R-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    coração
  2. 2
    coração
  3. 3
    copas

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Herz"?
"Herz" is spelled H-E-R-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /hɛʁt͡s/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "Herz" mean?
As a noun, "Herz" means: coração
How do you pronounce "Herz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herz" is /hɛʁt͡s/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herz" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Herz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inde#72,554kore#72,586lure#72,603drei#72,414

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list