Gehörsinn
[ɡəˈhøːɐ̯ˌzɪn]
The verdict
“Gehörsinn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit zu hören
Corpus desk
Index DE-gehorsinn · Gehörsinn · German
Gehörsinn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Gehörsinn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯ˌzɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gehörsinn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gehörsinn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯ˌzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit zu hören".
No misspelling variants are generated for Gehörsinn in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gehörsinn, spelled G-E-H-Ö-R-S-I-N-N.
Definition
- 1Fähigkeit zu hören
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gehörsinn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Noch vor Tausenden Jahren war es überlebenswichtig, einen guten Gehörsinn zu haben.“
„Gehörsinn, Stimme und Sehkraft wurden im Fluge erledigt; dann aber ließ sich Bouvard lang und breit über die Frage der Fortpflanzung aus.“
Synonyms
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.