jahrelanges

[ˈjaːʁəlaŋəs]

/[ˈjaːʁəlaŋəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“jahrelanges” is uncommon German (frequency #61,639 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,639
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 jahrelang

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahrelanges · jahrelanges · German

jahrelanges · rank #61,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,639
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jahwe

Nearest frequency peer: Jahwe (+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 „jahrelanges“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jahrelanges
PropertyValue
Headwordjahrelanges
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈjaːʁəlaŋəs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jahrelanges“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).jahrelangesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jahwe“ (#61,640), „jardin“ (#61,641), „isolierter“ (#61,636). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jahrelanges“ bei #61,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jahrelanges is uncommon German at frequency #61,639 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈjaːʁəlaŋəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for jahrelanges in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is jahrelanges, spelled J-A-H-R-E-L-A-N-G-E-S.

Definition

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

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 "jahrelanges"?
"jahrelanges" is spelled J-A-H-R-E-L-A-N-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaːʁəlaŋəs].
What does "jahrelanges" mean?
As an adjective, "jahrelanges" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jahrelang
How do you pronounce "jahrelanges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jahrelanges" is [ˈjaːʁəlaŋəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jahrelanges" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list