gelehrig
German, adjective[ɡəˈleːʁɪç]
gelehrig is spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-I-G (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 197,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelehrig is a German adjective meaning “quick to learn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gerne und schnell lernend, schnell in der Auffassung, leicht zu belehren”.
What does gelehrig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
quick to learn
- 2
docile
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. gerne und schnell lernend, schnell in der Auffassung, leicht zu belehren
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 gelehrig
- gelehriger masculine nominative singular
- am gelehrigsten superlative
- gelehrige positive nominative strong
- gelehriges positive nominative strong
- gelehrigen positive genitive strong
- gelehrigem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gelehrig?
- [ɡəˈleːʁɪç]
- [ɡəˈleːʁɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gelehrig in German?
gelehrig appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).