gelehrten

/[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tn̩]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,922

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

gelehrten is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt Pronounced [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tn̩]. Often confused with Gewehren and Gelehrter.

Key facts for gelehrten
PropertyValue
Headwordgelehrten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɡəˈleːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,922
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gelehrten is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,922 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for gelehrten, with forms such as "eglehrten", "geelhrten", and "gelehhrten". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewehren", "Gelehrter", "gewährten", 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 gelehrten, spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eglehrten,geelhrten,gelehhrten,gelehretn,gelehrrten,gelehrtenn,gelehrtne,gelehrtten,gelehtren,gelerhten,gelherten,gellehrten,ggelehrten,gleehrten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gelehrten

Misspelling Variants of "gelehrten"

eglehrten9geelhrten9gelehhrten10gelehretn9gelehrrten10gelehrtenn10gelehrtne9gelehrtten10
Misspelling Variants of "gelehrten"

Frequency rank: #12,922 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gelehrten"?
"gelehrten" is spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "gelehrten" mean?
As an adj, "gelehrten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt
What words are commonly confused with "gelehrten"?
"gelehrten" is commonly confused with "Gewehren", "Gelehrter", "gewährten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelehrten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelehrten" is [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelehrten" come from?
"gelehrten" 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.