Which to use
“Gehirn” and “Gehirns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,040
- “Gehirn” frequency rank
- #15,890
- “Gehirns” frequency rank
- 18930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gehirn | Gehirns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der im Kopf gelegene Teil des Zentralnervensystems der Wirbeltiere | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gehirn |
Where the eye mixes Gehirn and Gehirns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gehirn runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Gehirns's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gehirn and Gehirns
A purely visual mix-up. Gehirn ([ɡəˈhɪʁn]) and Gehirns ([ɡəˈhɪʁns]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gehirn” sits inside “Gehirns”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gehirn is recorded at frequency rank #3,040, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɪʁn]. Gehirns is at rank #15,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɪʁns].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18930, this pair ranks #1,913,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gehirn vs Gehirns
Shared letters: eghinr. Private to "Gehirn": -. Private to "Gehirns": s.
"Gehirn" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Gehirns" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gehirn" for "Gehirns" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gehirn" or "Gehirns" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gehirn" and "Gehirns" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehirn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehirns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gehirn" and "Gehirns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehirns vs Gewinns". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,913,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.