Gehirn

[ɡəˈhɪʁn]

/[ɡəˈhɪʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gehirn” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,040
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der im Kopf gelegene Teil des Zentralnervensystems der Wirbeltiere

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehirn · Gehirn · German

Gehirn · rank #3,040 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,040
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegenwart

Nearest frequency peer: Gegenwart (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gehirn“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gehirn“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gehirn vs gern
50% similar
Gehirn vs gehn
50% similar
Gehirn vs Gehör
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gehirn
PropertyValue
HeadwordGehirn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈhɪʁn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,040
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gehirn“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gehirnliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gegenwart“ (#3,039), „gelöscht“ (#3,041), „Geräte“ (#3,042). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gehirn“ bei #3,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gehirn (IPA [ɡəˈhɪʁn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,040 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gehirn, with forms such as "eghirn", "gehhirn", and "gehinr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "gern", "gehn", "Gehör", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gehirn, spelled G-E-H-I-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der im Kopf gelegene Teil des Zentralnervensystems der Wirbeltiere
  2. 2
    der Ansatz zur Bildung von Nervenzentren
  3. 3
    Verstand, Denkvermögen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gehirn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Gehirn selbst ist schmerzunempfindlich.
  2. Übermäßiger Drogenkonsum zerstört die Zellen im Gehirn.

Synonyms

Denkapparatgraue ZellenGrips

This word in other languages

brain(English)cerebro(Español)cerveau(Français)cérebro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghirn
  • gehhirn
  • gehinr
  • gehirnn
  • gehirrn
  • gehrin
  • geihrn
  • ggehirn
  • gheirn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gehirn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eghirn2gehhirn1gehinr2gehirnn1gehirrn1gehrin2geihrn2ggehirn1
Edit distance from "Gehirn"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gehirn"?
"Gehirn" is spelled G-E-H-I-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhɪʁn].
What does "Gehirn" mean?
As a noun, "Gehirn" means: der im Kopf gelegene Teil des Zentralnervensystems der Wirbeltiere
What words are commonly confused with "Gehirn"?
"Gehirn" is commonly confused with "gern", "gehn", "Gehör". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gehirn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gehirn" is [ɡəˈhɪʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gehirn" come from?
"Gehirn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Geräte#3,042dunkel#3,030Blumen#3,027Kölner#3,053

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list