Hirnhautentzündung
[ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Hirnhautentzündung” is uncommon German (frequency #97,150 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,150
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entzündung der Bindegewebsschichten, die das Gehirn umgeben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hirnhautentzündung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #97,150 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hirnhautentzündung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hirnhautentzündung is uncommon German at frequency #97,150 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entzündung der Bindegewebsschichten, die das Gehirn umgeben".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hirnhautentzündung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hirnhautentzündung, spelled H-I-R-N-H-A-U-T-E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Entzündung der Bindegewebsschichten, die das Gehirn umgeben
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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.
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Using “Hirnhautentzündung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-R-N-H-A-U-T-E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.