gelehrte

Name: gelehrte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]

/[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“gelehrte” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,921 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#19,921
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 12
tracked misspellings: 17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gelehrte vs Gewehre

63% similar

gelehrte vs gewehrt

75% similar

gelehrte vs gewährte

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gelehrte
Property	Value
Headword	gelehrte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#19,921
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	17
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gelehrte” 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). gelehrte lands here:

#19,921

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gelehrte is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,921 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelehrte, with forms such as "eglehrte", "geelhrte", and "gelehhrte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewehre", "gewehrt", "gewährte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gelehrte, spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eglehrte,geelhrte,gelehhrte,gelehret,gelehrrte,gelehrtte,gelehtre,gelerhte,gelherte,gellehrte,ggelehrte,gleehrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gelehrte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "gelehrte"

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 "gelehrte"?

"gelehrte" is spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə].

What does "gelehrte" mean?

As an adjective, "gelehrte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt

What words are commonly confused with "gelehrte"?

"gelehrte" is commonly confused with "Gewehre", "gewehrt", "gewährte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gelehrte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelehrte" is [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gelehrte" come from?

"gelehrte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “gelehrte”

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

The one correct German spelling is G-E-L-E-H-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Gewehre” - see the side-by-side comparison. gelehrte vs Gewehre
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.