gern haben

[ˈɡɛʁn ˌhaːbn̩]

/[ˈɡɛʁn ˌhaːbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“gern haben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas mögen; Zuneigung oder Sympathie für jemanden empfinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-gern-haben · gern haben · German

gern haben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gern haben
PropertyValue
Headwordgern haben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡɛʁn ˌhaːbn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gern haben“ im Deutschen

gern habenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gern haben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡɛʁn ˌhaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden oder etwas mögen; Zuneigung oder Sympathie für jemanden empfinden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gern haben, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gern haben, spelled G-E-R-N- -H-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas mögen; Zuneigung oder Sympathie für jemanden empfinden

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gern haben"?
"gern haben" is spelled G-E-R-N- -H-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛʁn ˌhaːbn̩].
What does "gern haben" mean?
As a verb, "gern haben" means: jemanden oder etwas mögen; Zuneigung oder Sympathie für jemanden empfinden
How do you pronounce "gern haben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gern haben" is [ˈɡɛʁn ˌhaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gern haben" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list