Gehirnschlag
[ɡəˈhɪʁnˌʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Gehirnschlag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - akute Erkrankung des Gehirns durch Verschluss eines Blutgefäßes oder Blutung
Corpus desk
Index DE-gehirnschlag · Gehirnschlag · German
Gehirnschlag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gehirnschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈhɪʁnˌʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gehirnschlag” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gehirnschlag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈhɪʁnˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "akute Erkrankung des Gehirns durch Verschluss eines Blutgefäßes oder Blutung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Gehirnschlag in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gehirnschlag, spelled G-E-H-I-R-N-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1akute Erkrankung des Gehirns durch Verschluss eines Blutgefäßes oder Blutung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gehirnschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber auch dieser zerstörerische Gehirnschlag konnte ihrem Lebenswillen nichts anhaben.“
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.