Gehirne

[ɡəˈhɪʁnə]

/[ɡəˈhɪʁnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gehirne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,674
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gehirn

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehirne · Gehirne · German

Gehirne · rank #28,674 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,674
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegenverkehr

Nearest frequency peer: Gegenverkehr (-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 „Gehirne“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gehirne“ 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).

Gehirne vs gerne
57% similar
Gehirne vs gehöre
57% similar
Gehirne vs Gesine
71% similar

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

Key facts for Gehirne
PropertyValue
HeadwordGehirne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈhɪʁnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,674
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gehirne“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gehirneliegt 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: „Gegenverkehr“ (#28,673), „gekommene“ (#28,675), „geforscht“ (#28,672). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gehirne“ bei #28,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gehirne (IPA [ɡəˈhɪʁnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,674 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gehirne, with forms such as "eghirne", "gehhirne", and "gehinre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "gerne", "gehöre", "Gesine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gehirne, spelled G-E-H-I-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gehirn
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gehirn
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gehirn
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gehirn

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghirne
  • gehhirne
  • gehinre
  • gehiren
  • gehirnne
  • gehirrne
  • gehrine
  • geihrne
  • ggehirne
  • gheirne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eghirne2gehhirne1gehinre2gehiren2gehirnne1gehirrne1gehrine2geihrne2
Edit distance from "Gehirne"

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 "Gehirne"?
"Gehirne" is spelled G-E-H-I-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhɪʁnə].
What does "Gehirne" mean?
As a noun, "Gehirne" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gehirn
What words are commonly confused with "Gehirne"?
"Gehirne" is commonly confused with "gerne", "gehöre", "Gesine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gehirne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gehirne" is [ɡəˈhɪʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gehirne" come from?
"Gehirne" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gekühlt#28,676genesen#28,678gebetet#28,668gottlob#28,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gekommene10 variantsFrancs10 variantserbeten10 variantslachst10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list