Hirnforschung

[ˈhɪʁnˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]

/[ˈhɪʁnˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hirnforschung” is uncommon German (frequency #50,569 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,569
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wissenschaftliche Erforschung des Gehirns

Corpus desk

Index DE-hirnforschung · Hirnforschung · German

Hirnforschung · rank #50,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,569
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinzufügt

Nearest frequency peer: hinzufügt (-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 „Hirnforschung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hirnforschung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirnforschung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪʁnˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#50,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirnforschung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hirnforschungfällt 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: „hinzufügt“ (#50,568), „Hinterhand“ (#50,567), „hitzigen“ (#50,571). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hirnforschung“ bei #50,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hirnforschung is uncommon German at frequency #50,569 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wissenschaftliche Erforschung des Gehirns".

Hirnforschung has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hirnforschung, spelled H-I-R-N-F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    wissenschaftliche Erforschung des Gehirns

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hirnforschung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Daher kann die moderne Hirnforschung keine Verbrechen verhindern, aber sie kann dazu beitragen, mehr über die wahren Gründe von Verbrechen zu erfahren.“

Synonyms

Gehirnforschung

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 "Hirnforschung"?
"Hirnforschung" is spelled H-I-R-N-F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪʁnˌfɔʁʃʊŋ].
What does "Hirnforschung" mean?
As a noun, "Hirnforschung" means: wissenschaftliche Erforschung des Gehirns
How do you pronounce "Hirnforschung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirnforschung" is [ˈhɪʁnˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirnforschung" come from?
"Hirnforschung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hochdeutschen#50,573Heimatvereins#50,548improvisierte#50,598Handschuhfach#50,534

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list