Hirnschale
[ˈhɪʁnˌʃaːlə]
The verdict
“Hirnschale” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - knochige Schale, in der sich das Gehirn befindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-hirnschale · Hirnschale · German
Hirnschale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Hirnschale |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪʁnˌʃaːlə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirnschale“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hirnschale is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnˌʃaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "knochige Schale, in der sich das Gehirn befindet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hirnschale, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hirnschale, spelled H-I-R-N-S-C-H-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1knochige Schale, in der sich das Gehirn befindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hirnschale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Trotz der Gesamtgröße des Tieres war die Hirnschale klein und nicht größer als die eines Hundes.
Die Hirnschale [von Talpanas lippa] ist flach und breit im Verhältnis zur Länge.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.