Gelehrsamkeit

[ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gelehrsamkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #66,249 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,249
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft, umfangreiches, vielfältiges Wissen zu haben

Key facts for Gelehrsamkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGelehrsamkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#66,249
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gelehrsamkeit” 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). Gelehrsamkeit 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

Gelehrsamkeit is uncommon German at frequency #66,249 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, umfangreiches, vielfältiges Wissen zu haben".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gelehrsamkeit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gelehrsamkeit, spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-S-A-M-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, umfangreiches, vielfältiges Wissen zu haben

Synonyms

Gelehrtheit

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gelehrsamkeit"?
"Gelehrsamkeit" is spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-S-A-M-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t].
What does "Gelehrsamkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Gelehrsamkeit" means: Eigenschaft, umfangreiches, vielfältiges Wissen zu haben
How do you pronounce "Gelehrsamkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gelehrsamkeit" is [ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gelehrsamkeit" come from?
"Gelehrsamkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Gelehrsamkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-L-E-H-R-S-A-M-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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