Hirngespinste

[ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnstə]

/[ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnstə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hirngespinste” is uncommon German (frequency #73,610 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,610
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hirngespinst

Corpus desk

Index DE-hirngespinste · Hirngespinste · German

Hirngespinste · rank #73,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,610
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinterfrage

Nearest frequency peer: hinterfrage (-2 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 „Hirngespinste“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hirngespinste
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirngespinste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnstə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#73,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirngespinste“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hirngespinstefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hinterfrage“ (#73,608), „hochgearbeitet“ (#73,612), „hiesiger“ (#73,605). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hirngespinste“ bei #73,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hirngespinste is uncommon German at frequency #73,610 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Hirngespinste in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hirngespinste, spelled H-I-R-N-G-E-S-P-I-N-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hirngespinst
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hirngespinst
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hirngespinst
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hirngespinst

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 "Hirngespinste"?
"Hirngespinste" is spelled H-I-R-N-G-E-S-P-I-N-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnstə].
What does "Hirngespinste" mean?
As a noun, "Hirngespinste" means: veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hirngespinst
How do you pronounce "Hirngespinste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirngespinste" is [ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirngespinste" come from?
"Hirngespinste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list