JunevsJungesTell them apart

Which to use

“June” and “Junges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,654
“June” frequency rank
#8,229
“Junges” frequency rank
29883
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature June Junges
Definition sechster Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Juni neugeborenes Tier

Where the eye mixes June and Junges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. June runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Junges's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
June
6 ch
Junges

Why the eye confuses June with Junges

A purely visual mix-up. June ([d͡ʒuːn]) and Junges ([ˈjʊŋəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

June is recorded at frequency rank #21,654, classified as anoun, pronounced [d͡ʒuːn]. Junges is at rank #8,229, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈjʊŋəs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 29883, this pair ranks #1,758,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of June vs Junges

Shared letters: ejnu. Private to "June": -. Private to "Junges": gs.

"June" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Junges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • June ← jjune · jnue · juen · junne · ujne
  • Junges ← jjunges · jnuges · jugnes · junegs · jungess · jungges · jungse · junnges

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "June" for "Junges" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d͡ʒuːn] versus [ˈjʊŋəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "June" vs "Junges" - which ranks higher?
"Junges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,229 in our German list, against #21,654 for "June". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "June" and "Junges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "June" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Junges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,758,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "June" and "Junges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jn vs June". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,758,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list