gelernt

/[ɡəˈlɛʁnt]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,552

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

gelernt is anGermanadj. It means: eine abgeschlossene Ausbildung in einem bestimmten Beruf habend, eine Lehre / einen Lehrberuf absolviert habend Pronounced [ɡəˈlɛʁnt]. It ranks #1,552 in German word frequency. Often confused with gemeint and gemerkt.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gelernt is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈlɛʁnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,552 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelernt, with forms such as "eglernt", "geelrnt", and "gelenrt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gemeint", "gemerkt", "gewarnt", 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 gelernt, spelled G-E-L-E-R-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eglernt,geelrnt,gelenrt,gelernnt,gelerntt,gelerrnt,gelertn,gellernt,gelrent,ggelernt,gleernt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gelernt

Misspelling Variants of "gelernt"

eglernt7geelrnt7gelenrt7gelernnt8gelerntt8gelerrnt8gelertn7gellernt8
Misspelling Variants of "gelernt"

Frequency rank: #1,552 in German

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 adj, "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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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.