gelehrt
\ɡəˈleːɐ̯t\
The verdict
“gelehrt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Érudit, savant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gelehrt · gelehrt · French
gelehrt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gelehrt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡəˈleːɐ̯t\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gelehrt » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gelehrt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈleːɐ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Érudit, savant.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gelehrt, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gelehrt, spelled G-E-L-E-H-R-T.
Definition
- 1Érudit, savant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gelehrt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Mann, der diese Stube bewohnte, konnte ein Gelehrter sein. Dazu paßte auch der Zigarrenrauch, der alles einhüllte, und die überall herumliegenden Zigarrenreste und Aschenschalen. Ein großer Teil der Bücher jedoch war nicht gelehrten Inhalts, die große Mehrzahl waren Werke der Dichter aus allen Zeiten und Völkern.
Synonyms
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.