Gerstenkorn
[ˈɡɛʁstn̩ˌkɔʁn]
The verdict
“Gerstenkorn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein einziges Samenkorn aus dem Fruchtstand der Gerste
Corpus desk
Index DE-gerstenkorn · Gerstenkorn · German
Gerstenkorn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Gerstenkorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛʁstn̩ˌkɔʁn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerstenkorn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gerstenkorn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛʁstn̩ˌkɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Gerstenkorn in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Gerstenkorn, spelled G-E-R-S-T-E-N-K-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1ein einziges Samenkorn aus dem Fruchtstand der Gerste
- 2eine eitrige Entzündung am Augenlid
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gerstenkorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Gerstenkorn keimt am oberen Ende, dort wo die Granne gesessen hat.
„Mit Malz bezeichnet der Brauer gekeimte, enzymatisch aufgeschlossene und dann getrocknete Gerstenkörner.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.