gehörnt
[ɡəˈhœʁnt]
The verdict
“gehörnt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Hörnern ausgestattet, Hörner tragend
Corpus desk
Index DE-gehornt · gehörnt · German
gehörnt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | gehörnt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈhœʁnt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gehörnt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gehörnt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈhœʁnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
gehörnt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gehörnt, spelled G-E-H-Ö-R-N-T.
Definition
- 1mit Hörnern ausgestattet, Hörner tragend
- 2sexuell betrogen (siehe auch die Redewendung „jemandem die Hörner aufsetzen“)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gehörnt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Lokiceratops ist eng mit anderen gehörnten Dinosauriern verwandt.“
„Eben noch fühlt sich ein Mann als geliebter Gatte und stolzer Papa. Ein Testergebnis später erkennt er: Ich bin ein gehörnter Ehemann mit einem Kuckucksbaby im Laufstall.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.