Jahres
[ˈjaːʁəs]
The verdict
“Jahres” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #795
- frequency rank, German
- 7,951
- “J” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahr
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jahres |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjaːʁəs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jahres” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Jahres (IPA [ˈjaːʁəs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #795 among 7,951 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahr".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jahres, with forms such as "ajhres", "jahers", and "jahhres". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "James", "jährt", "jähriges", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Jahres, spelled J-A-H-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahr
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ajhres
- jahers
- jahhres
- jahress
- jahrres
- jahrse
- jarhes
- jhares
- jjahres
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jahres - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Jahres”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-A-H-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjaːʁəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “James” - see the side-by-side comparison. Jahres vs James
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.