Hirne

[ˈhɪʁnə]

/[ˈhɪʁnə]/ noun

The verdict

“Hirne” is uncommon German (frequency #68,334 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,334
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hirn

Corpus desk

Index DE-hirne · Hirne · German

Hirne · rank #68,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,334
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinbringen

Nearest frequency peer: hinbringen (-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 „Hirne“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hirne
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪʁnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirne“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hirnefällt 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: „hinbringen“ (#68,333), „Hirschmann“ (#68,335), „hochdeutsche“ (#68,336). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hirne“ bei #68,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hirne is uncommon German at frequency #68,334 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Hirne in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hirne, spelled H-I-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hirn
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hirn
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hirn
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hirn

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 "Hirne"?
"Hirne" is spelled H-I-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪʁnə].
What does "Hirne" mean?
As a noun, "Hirne" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hirn
How do you pronounce "Hirne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirne" is [ˈhɪʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirne" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list