lernfähig
[ˈlɛʁnˌfɛːɪç]
The verdict
“lernfähig” is uncommon German (frequency #65,461 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,461
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Lage, etwas aufzunehmen, zu verstehen, sich zu merken und anzuwenden (= lernen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-lernfahig · lernfähig · German
lernfähig · rank #65,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,461
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Lette
Nearest frequency peer: Lette (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “lernfähig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lebensweish…
Lebensweisheit
34,545 corpus weight
- Lecks
Lecks
34,544 corpus weight
- Leinsamen
Leinsamen
34,542 corpus weight
- lernfähig
lernfähig
34,540 corpus weight
- Lette
Lette
34,539 corpus weight
- Lieblingsth…
Lieblingsthema
34,536 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “lernfähig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lernfähig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlɛʁnˌfɛːɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #65,461 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lernfähig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lernfähig is uncommon German at frequency #65,461 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɛʁnˌfɛːɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lernfähig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lernfähig, spelled L-E-R-N-F-Ä-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1in der Lage, etwas aufzunehmen, zu verstehen, sich zu merken und anzuwenden (= lernen)
- 2in der Lage, aus eigenen Fehlern zu lernen und diese künftig zu vermeiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lernfähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Wolf ist sehr lernfähig.“
„Wie lernfähig sind Hummeln?“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lernfähig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.