Jahre

Name: Jahre, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈjaːʁə]

/[ˈjaːʁə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 2, 2026

The verdict

“Jahre” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#145
frequency rank, German: 699
“J” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Jahr

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahre · Jahre · German

Jahre · rank #145 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

FREQ-CORE #145
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 699
PHOTO-FINISH zwischen

Nearest frequency peer: zwischen (-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.

seiner

99,859
viele

99,858
zwischen

99,857
Jahre

99,856
diesem

99,854
dieses

99,853

What this shows Bars show where “Jahre” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Jahre vs jar

40% similar

Jahre vs Jane

60% similar

Jahre vs jährt

40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Jahre
Property	Value
Headword	Jahre
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈjaːʁə]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#145
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	11
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jahre” 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). Jahre lands here:

#145

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Jahre (IPA [ˈjaːʁə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #145 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jahre, with forms such as "ajhre", "jaher", and "jahhre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "jar", "Jane", "jährt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Jahre, spelled J-A-H-R-E.

Definition

1
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Jahr
2
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Jahr
3
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Jahr
4
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Jahr

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ajhre
jaher
jahhre
jahrre
jarhe
jhare
jjahre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jahre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Jahre"

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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jahre"?

"Jahre" is spelled J-A-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaːʁə].

What does "Jahre" mean?

As a noun, "Jahre" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Jahr

What words are commonly confused with "Jahre"?

"Jahre" is commonly confused with "jar", "Jane", "jährt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Jahre"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jahre" is [ˈjaːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Jahre" come from?

"Jahre" 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 "Jahre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

viele#143 dabei#151 Macht#134 Leben#132

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

dieses7 variants lassen7 variants sollte7 variants warum7 variants

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.