geruhen
[ɡəˈʁuːən]
The verdict
“geruhen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gnädig einem Ansinnen/Wunsch zustimmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-geruhen · geruhen · German
geruhen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | geruhen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʁuːən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „geruhen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
geruhen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈʁuːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gnädig einem Ansinnen/Wunsch zustimmen".
Zero misspellings are on record for geruhen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is geruhen, spelled G-E-R-U-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1gnädig einem Ansinnen/Wunsch zustimmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how geruhen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wann geruht denn das Fräulein Tochter aufzustehen?
„S*- Majestät geruhten Sich die öffentlichen Autoritäten und die zahlreich anwesenden Gutsbesitzer vorstellen zu lassen, und nahmen daselbst das Nachtlager.“ (1823)
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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.