gehlen

[ˈɡeːlən]

/[ˈɡeːlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“gehlen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,105 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,105
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehlen · gehlen · German

gehlen · rank #52,105 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,105
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH gehisst

Nearest frequency peer: gehisst (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gehlen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gehlen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for gehlen
PropertyValue
Headwordgehlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡeːlən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,105
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gehlen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gehlen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gehlen is uncommon German at frequency #52,105 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡeːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gehlen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gehlen, spelled G-E-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gehlen"?
"gehlen" is spelled G-E-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːlən].
What does "gehlen" mean?
As an adjective, "gehlen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehl
How do you pronounce "gehlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehlen" is [ˈɡeːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehlen" come from?
"gehlen" 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 "gehlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

furzen#52,096ghosts#52,123fickte#52,082Greece#52,131
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list