jählings

[ˈjɛːlɪŋs]

/[ˈjɛːlɪŋs]/ adv

The verdict

“jählings” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - abrupt, heftig und unerwartet

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahlings · jählings · German

jählings · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for jählings
PropertyValue
Headwordjählings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈjɛːlɪŋs]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jählings“ im Deutschen

jählingsschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jählings is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈjɛːlɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

jählings has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is jählings, spelled J-Ä-H-L-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    abrupt, heftig und unerwartet
  2. 2
    steil abfallend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Sturm fegte jählings über die Insel.
  2. Die Wasser stürzen jählings in die Tiefe.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jählings"?
"jählings" is spelled J-Ä-H-L-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjɛːlɪŋs].
What does "jählings" mean?
As an adverb, "jählings" means: abrupt, heftig und unerwartet
How do you pronounce "jählings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jählings" is [ˈjɛːlɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jählings" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list