gernhaben
[ˈɡɛʁnˌhaːbn̩]
The verdict
“gernhaben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- 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-gernhaben · gernhaben · German
gernhaben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gernhaben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛʁnˌhaːbn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gernhaben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gernhaben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡɛʁnˌhaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden oder etwas mögen; Zuneigung oder Sympathie für jemanden empfinden".
No misspelling variants are generated for gernhaben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gernhaben, spelled G-E-R-N-H-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden oder etwas mögen; Zuneigung oder Sympathie für jemanden empfinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gernhaben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Karina hat ihre Kater sehr gern, auch wenn sie sich in der Küche übergeben.
Ich habe es nicht gern, wenn man mir mein Essen stiehlt.
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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.