Don Juan
[dɔnˈxu̯an]
The verdict
“Don Juan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archetypus des Frauenheldes, der ständig auf der Suche nach neuen erotischen Abenteuern ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-don-juan · Don Juan · German
Don Juan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Don Juan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɔnˈxu̯an] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Don Juan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Don Juan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɔnˈxu̯an]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archetypus des Frauenheldes, der ständig auf der Suche nach neuen erotischen Abenteuern ist".
Don Juan doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Don Juan, spelled D-O-N- -J-U-A-N.
Definition
- 1Archetypus des Frauenheldes, der ständig auf der Suche nach neuen erotischen Abenteuern ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Don Juan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Don Juan lacht, bis der Speichel auf seinen Zähnen gefriert; er kann den Mund nicht mehr schließen, und die Magd (Kathrin Angerer), die ihn auf den Friedhof geführt hatte, steckt dem Sterbenden eine Möhre zwischen die Lippen.“
„Der Don Juan aus dem hohen Norden schlendert durch die Straßen, und die Herzen fliegen ihm nur so zu.“
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.