jähes

[ˈjɛːəs]

/[ˈjɛːəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“jähes” is uncommon German (frequency #72,583 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,583
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jäh

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahes · jähes · German

jähes · rank #72,583 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,583
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH kala

Nearest frequency peer: kala (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „jähes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „jähes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jähes
PropertyValue
Headwordjähes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈjɛːəs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jähes“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.jähesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kala“ (#72,585), „jugendliches“ (#72,580), „Kaltenkirchen“ (#72,586). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jähes“ bei #72,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jähes is uncommon German at frequency #72,583 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈjɛːəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jähes, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is jähes, spelled J-Ä-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jäh
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jäh
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jäh
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jäh

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 "jähes"?
"jähes" is spelled J-Ä-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjɛːəs].
What does "jähes" mean?
As an adjective, "jähes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jäh
How do you pronounce "jähes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jähes" is [ˈjɛːəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jähes" come from?
"jähes" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Inuit#72,571Kippa#72,606Hypes#72,555Krams#72,628

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list