gelernt

[ɡəˈlɛʁnt]

/[ɡəˈlɛʁnt]/ adj

The verdict

“gelernt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,552. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,552
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine abgeschlossene Ausbildung in einem bestimmten Beruf habend, eine Lehre / einen Lehrberuf absolviert habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelernt · gelernt · German

gelernt · rank #1,552 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,552
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH findest

Nearest frequency peer: findest (-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 „gelernt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gelernt“ 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).

gelernt vs gemeint
71% similar
gelernt vs gemerkt
71% similar
gelernt vs gewarnt
71% similar

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

Key facts for gelernt
PropertyValue
Headwordgelernt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈlɛʁnt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,552
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gelernt“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „findest“ (#1,551), „gesprochen“ (#1,553), „fiel“ (#1,550). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gelernt“ bei #1,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gelernt (IPA [ɡəˈlɛʁnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,552 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelernt, with forms such as "eglernt", "geelrnt", and "gelenrt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gemeint", "gemerkt", "gewarnt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gelernt, spelled G-E-L-E-R-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine abgeschlossene Ausbildung in einem bestimmten Beruf habend, eine Lehre / einen Lehrberuf absolviert habend
  2. 2
    eine Fähigkeit sich angeeignet habend; eine Kenntnis erworben habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gelernt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die gelernte Zahnarzthelferin setzte ihren Job aufs Spiel, ließ Termine platzen, weil sie nicht vom Spiegel wegkam.“
  2. „Zuvor gelernte Vokabeln konnten die Probanden nach dem Schlafen perfekt.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglernt
  • geelrnt
  • gelenrt
  • gelernnt
  • gelerntt
  • gelerrnt
  • gelertn
  • gellernt
  • gelrent
  • ggelernt
  • gleernt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gelernt - 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.

eglernt2geelrnt2gelenrt2gelernnt1gelerntt1gelerrnt1gelertn2gellernt1
Edit distance from "gelernt"

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 "gelernt"?
"gelernt" is spelled G-E-L-E-R-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlɛʁnt].
What does "gelernt" mean?
As an adjective, "gelernt" means: eine abgeschlossene Ausbildung in einem bestimmten Beruf habend, eine Lehre / einen Lehrberuf absolviert habend
What words are commonly confused with "gelernt"?
"gelernt" is commonly confused with "gemeint", "gemerkt", "gewarnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelernt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelernt" is [ɡəˈlɛʁnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelernt" come from?
"gelernt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list