gelehrte

/[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,921

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

gelehrte is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt Pronounced [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]. Often confused with Gewehre and gewehrt.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gelehrte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gelehrte is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for gelehrte, with forms such as "eglehrte", "geelhrte", and "gelehhrte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewehre", "gewehrt", "gewährte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gelehrte, spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gelehrte

Misspelling Variants of "gelehrte"

eglehrte8geelhrte8gelehhrte9gelehret8gelehrrte9gelehrtte9gelehtre8gelerhte8
Misspelling Variants of "gelehrte"

Frequency rank: #19,921 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.