Gelehrigkeit

[ɡəˈleːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈleːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Gelehrigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, leicht zu lernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelehrigkeit · Gelehrigkeit · German

Gelehrigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Gelehrigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGelehrigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈleːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gelehrigkeit“ im Deutschen

Gelehrigkeitliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gelehrigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈleːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, leicht zu lernen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gelehrigkeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gelehrigkeit, spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, leicht zu lernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Gelehrigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er hatte klare Ansichten über ihr Verhalten, ihre Gelehrigkeit und ihre Reaktionen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gelehrigkeit"?
"Gelehrigkeit" is spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈleːʁɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Gelehrigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Gelehrigkeit" means: Eigenschaft, leicht zu lernen
How do you pronounce "Gelehrigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gelehrigkeit" is [ɡəˈleːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gelehrigkeit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list