GJ
[ɟ(ə)]
The verdict
“GJ” is uncommon German (frequency #76,846 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a character. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,846
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 11. Buchstabe des modernen albanischen Alphabets (Großschrift)
Corpus desk
Index DE-gj · GJ · German
GJ · rank #76,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,846
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH Goldmark
Nearest frequency peer: Goldmark (+3 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 “GJ”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Gewächshäus…
Gewächshäusern
23,161 corpus weight
- gewütet
gewütet
23,160 corpus weight
- Geysir
Geysir
23,159 corpus weight
- GJ
GJ
23,155 corpus weight
- Goldmark
Goldmark
23,152 corpus weight
- Gotteslob
Gotteslob
23,150 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “GJ” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | GJ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Character |
| IPA | [ɟ(ə)] |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #76,846 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “GJ” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
GJ is uncommon German at frequency #76,846 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as acharacter, transcribed [ɟ(ə)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "11. Buchstabe des modernen albanischen Alphabets (Großschrift)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for GJ, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is GJ, spelled G-J.
Definition
- 111. Buchstabe des modernen albanischen Alphabets (Großschrift)
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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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.