Hirnhautentzündung

[ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]

/[ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hirnhautentzündung” is uncommon German (frequency #97,150 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,150
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entzündung der Bindegewebsschichten, die das Gehirn umgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-hirnhautentzundung · Hirnhautentzündung · German

Hirnhautentzündung · rank #97,150 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,150
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hochamt

Nearest frequency peer: Hochamt (+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 „Hirnhautentzündung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hirnhautentzündung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirnhautentzündung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]
Letters18
Frequency rank#97,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirnhautentzündung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hochamt“ (#97,151), „Hochzeitsfotos“ (#97,152), „Hilfsprogramm“ (#97,147). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hirnhautentzündung“ bei #97,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hirnhautentzündung is uncommon German at frequency #97,150 among 3,372 “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

  1. 1
    Entzündung der Bindegewebsschichten, die das Gehirn umgeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Als sie zwei Jahre alt war, hatte meine Schwester eine Hirnhautentzündung, von der sie sich zum Glück wieder ganz erholte.

Synonyms

GehirnhautentzündungMeningitis

This word in other languages

meningitis(English)meningitis(Español)méningite(Français)meningite(Português)

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 "Hirnhautentzündung"?
"Hirnhautentzündung" is spelled H-I-R-N-H-A-U-T-E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ].
What does "Hirnhautentzündung" mean?
As a noun, "Hirnhautentzündung" means: Entzündung der Bindegewebsschichten, die das Gehirn umgeben
How do you pronounce "Hirnhautentzündung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirnhautentzündung" is [ˈhɪʁnhaʊ̯tʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirnhautentzündung" come from?
"Hirnhautentzündung" 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 "Hirnhautentzündung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gewissenhaftigkeit#97,063Kulturlandschaften#97,270Lichtverhältnissen#97,313Erscheinungsbildes#96,939

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list