Gehirnschmalz
German, noun[ɡəˈhɪɐ̯nˌʃmalt͡s]
Gehirnschmalz is spelled G-E-H-I-R-N-S-C-H-M-A-L-Z (13 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written German, the 261,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gehirnschmalz is a German neuter noun meaning “brainwork” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Denken, Verstand”.
What does Gehirnschmalz mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalneuterbrainwork
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Denken, Verstand
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 Gehirnschmalz
- Gehirnschmalzes genitive
- Gehirnschmalze plural
- Gehirnschmalzen dative definite plural
- Hirnschmalz alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gehirnschmalz?
- [ɡəˈhɪɐ̯nˌʃmalt͡s]
- [ɡəˈhɪʁnˌʃmalt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gehirnschmalz in German?
Gehirnschmalz appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).