# Jungen vs jüngst

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jungen
*noun · IPA [ˈjʊŋən] · frequency rank #647*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Junge

### jüngst
*adverb · IPA [jʏŋst] · frequency rank #12,740*
vor kurzem

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/jungen-vs-jungst