Gehirnentzündung
German, noun[ɡəˈhɪʁnʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]
Gehirnentzündung is spelled G-E-H-I-R-N-E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gehirnentzündung is a German feminine noun meaning “encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Entzündung, Erkrankung des Gehirns”.
What does Gehirnentzündung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineencephalitis (inflammation of the brain)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Entzündung, Erkrankung des Gehirns
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gehirnentzündung
- Gehirnentzündungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gehirnentzündung?
- [ɡəˈhɪʁnʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gehirnentzündung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gehirnentzündung in German?
Gehirnentzündung appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).