Jahns

[jaːns]

/[jaːns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jahns” is uncommon German (frequency #79,344 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,344
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahn

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahns · Jahns · German

Jahns · rank #79,344 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,344
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jagden

Nearest frequency peer: Jagden (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Jahns“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jahns
PropertyValue
HeadwordJahns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jaːns]
Letters5
Frequency rank#79,344
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jahns“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Jahnsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jagden“ (#79,343), „jahrhundertealten“ (#79,345), „Jab“ (#79,342). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jahns“ bei #79,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jahns is uncommon German at frequency #79,344 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [jaːns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Jahns has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jahns, spelled J-A-H-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahn
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Jahn
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Jahn
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Jahn
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Jahn

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 "Jahns"?
"Jahns" is spelled J-A-H-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [jaːns].
What does "Jahns" mean?
As a noun, "Jahns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahn
How do you pronounce "Jahns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jahns" is [jaːns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jahns" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Joche#79,351Kahla#79,357kazan#79,372Keile#79,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list