gelehrte

[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]

/[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gelehrte” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,921
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelehrte · gelehrte · German

gelehrte · rank #19,921 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,921
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geheimes

Nearest frequency peer: geheimes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gelehrte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gelehrte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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
PropertyValue
Headwordgelehrte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,921
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gelehrte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gelehrteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geheimes“ (#19,920), „Gelenke“ (#19,922), „gedeihen“ (#19,919). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gelehrte“ bei #19,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gelehrte (IPA [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,921 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

eglehrte2geelhrte2gelehhrte1gelehret2gelehrrte1gelehrtte1gelehtre2gelerhte2
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gelehrte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geheimes#19,920gedeihen#19,919Geländes#19,924Geschoss#19,927

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gesuchte12 variantsglobaler12 variantsherrlicher12 variantsIntuition12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list