Hirnhaut
[ˈhɪʁnˌhaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Hirnhaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Bindegewebe bestehende Hülle, die das Gehirn umgibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hirnhaut · Hirnhaut · German
Hirnhaut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Hirnhaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪʁnˌhaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirnhaut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hirnhaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnˌhaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Bindegewebe bestehende Hülle, die das Gehirn umgibt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Hirnhaut in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hirnhaut, spelled H-I-R-N-H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1aus Bindegewebe bestehende Hülle, die das Gehirn umgibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hirnhaut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei der Anencephalie fehlen die Kopfhaut, das knöcherne Schädeldach, die Hirnhäute und Teile des Gehirns.“
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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.