Jährchen

[ˈjɛːɐ̯çən]

/[ˈjɛːɐ̯çən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jährchen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,832 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,832
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitraum von zwölf Monaten

Key facts for Jährchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordJährchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjɛːɐ̯çən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,832
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jährchen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Jährchen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jährchen is uncommon German at frequency #75,832 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjɛːɐ̯çən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitraum von zwölf Monaten".

Jährchen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Jährchen, spelled J-Ä-H-R-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitraum von zwölf Monaten

Synonyms

Jahr

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 "Jährchen"?
"Jährchen" is spelled J-Ä-H-R-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjɛːɐ̯çən].
What does "Jährchen" mean?
As a noun, "Jährchen" means: Zeitraum von zwölf Monaten
How do you pronounce "Jährchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jährchen" is [ˈjɛːɐ̯çən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jährchen" come from?
"Jährchen" 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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Using “Jährchen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-Ä-H-R-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjɛːɐ̯çən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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