Polyglot Dictionary

Gehirn

/ɡəˈhɪʁn/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gehirne

Meaning

  1. brain

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

hirn

Gehirn is the standard, neutral or scientific word for "brain"; Hirn is more colloquial and can carry a slightly derogatory tone when used for a person's intelligence.

Kopf

Gehirn is specifically the brain, the organ. Kopf is the whole head — face, skull, and everything in it.

Similar in other languages

French

cerveau

cerveau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "brain."

Portuguese

cérebro

cérebro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brain."

Practice

1 What does Gehirn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ steuert den Körper.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gehirn?

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