Frühjahr

[ˈfʁyːˌjaːɐ̯]

/[ˈfʁyːˌjaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Frühjahr” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,764. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,764
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine der vier Jahreszeiten der gemäßigten Zonen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fruhjahr · Frühjahr · German

Frühjahr · rank #2,764 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,764
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fick

Nearest frequency peer: Fick (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Frühjahr”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Frühjahr” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Frühjahr vs Frühjahrs
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Frühjahr
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrühjahr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁyːˌjaːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,764
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Frühjahr” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Frühjahrliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Fick“ (#2,763), „geholfen“ (#2,765), „genauer“ (#2,766). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Frühjahr (IPA [ˈfʁyːˌjaːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,764 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine der vier Jahreszeiten der gemäßigten Zonen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Frühjahr, with forms such as "ffrühjahr", "frhüjahr", and "frrühjahr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Frühjahrs", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Frühjahr, spelled F-R-Ü-H-J-A-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine der vier Jahreszeiten der gemäßigten Zonen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Frühjahr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Frühjahr blüht die Natur auf.
  2. Nur an die alte Bauernregel "Ist der Januar feucht und lau, wird das Frühjahr trocken und rauh" will er nicht glauben.

Synonyms

FrühlingLenz

Antonyms

SommerHerbstSpätjahrWinter

This word in other languages

spring(English)primavera(Español)printemps(Français)primavera(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrühjahr
  • frhüjahr
  • frrühjahr
  • frühajhr
  • frühhjahr
  • frühjahhr
  • frühjahrr
  • frühjarh
  • frühjhar
  • frühjjahr
  • früjhahr
  • fürhjahr
  • rfühjahr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Frühjahr - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffrühjahr1frhüjahr2frrühjahr1frühajhr2frühhjahr1frühjahhr1frühjahrr1frühjarh2
Edit distance from "Frühjahr"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Frühjahr"?
"Frühjahr" is spelled F-R-Ü-H-J-A-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁyːˌjaːɐ̯].
What does "Frühjahr" mean?
As a noun, "Frühjahr" means: eine der vier Jahreszeiten der gemäßigten Zonen
What words are commonly confused with "Frühjahr"?
"Frühjahr" is commonly confused with "Frühjahrs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Frühjahr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frühjahr" is [ˈfʁyːˌjaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frühjahr" come from?
"Frühjahr" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Frühjahr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geholfen#2,765genügend#2,767Ausgaben#2,755Variante#2,746

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

verfolgen13 variantsVorstand13 variantsInitiative13 variantsbehaupten13 variants

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Frühjahrs". View pair
  • 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,764 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list