Gerinnsel

[ɡəˈʁɪnzl̩]

/[ɡəˈʁɪnzl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gerinnsel” is uncommon German (frequency #82,801 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,801
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewässer mit nur sehr wenig Flüssigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerinnsel · Gerinnsel · German

Gerinnsel · rank #82,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,801
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geranien

Nearest frequency peer: Geranien (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gerinnsel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gerinnsel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gerinnsel
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerinnsel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʁɪnzl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,801
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerinnsel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gerinnselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geranien“ (#82,800), „gequirlte“ (#82,799), „gepolsterten“ (#82,798). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gerinnsel“ bei #82,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gerinnsel is uncommon German at frequency #82,801 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʁɪnzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Gerinnsel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gerinnsel, spelled G-E-R-I-N-N-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewässer mit nur sehr wenig Flüssigkeit
  2. 2
    kleine Ansammlung klumpig gewordenen Blutes im Blutkreislauf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Infolge der Trockenheit ist von dem Bach nur noch ein kleines Gerinnsel übrig geblieben.
  2. „Was aber gewisse Wilberger und die Meinberger trennte und häufig Verwirrung stiftete, war ebenfalls ein Gewässer, obwohl bestenfalls nur ein Gerinnsel, weshalb es wohl keinen rechten Namen dafür gab.“

Antonyms

BachFluss

This word in other languages

clot(English)coágulo(Español)caillot(Français)regato(Português)

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 "Gerinnsel"?
"Gerinnsel" is spelled G-E-R-I-N-N-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɪnzl̩].
What does "Gerinnsel" mean?
As a noun, "Gerinnsel" means: Gewässer mit nur sehr wenig Flüssigkeit
How do you pronounce "Gerinnsel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerinnsel" is [ɡəˈʁɪnzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gerinnsel" come from?
"Gerinnsel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gequirlte#82,799gesenkten#82,811geglückte#82,788Gesichtes#82,814

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list