Jahresanfang

[ˈjaːʁəsˌʔanfaŋ]

/[ˈjaːʁəsˌʔanfaŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Jahresanfang” is uncommon German (frequency #54,636 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,636
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der erste Zeitabschnitt eines Jahres

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahresanfang · Jahresanfang · German

Jahresanfang · rank #54,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,636
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jerez

Nearest frequency peer: Jerez (+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 „Jahresanfang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jahresanfang
PropertyValue
HeadwordJahresanfang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjaːʁəsˌʔanfaŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jahresanfang“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jerez“ (#54,637), „Jiddisch“ (#54,639), „israelisch“ (#54,632). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jahresanfang“ bei #54,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jahresanfang is uncommon German at frequency #54,636 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjaːʁəsˌʔanfaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der erste Zeitabschnitt eines Jahres".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Jahresanfang, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Jahresanfang, spelled J-A-H-R-E-S-A-N-F-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der erste Zeitabschnitt eines Jahres

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Jahresanfang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Jahresanfang ist bei uns in der Firma immer eine ruhige Zeit gewesen.
  2. „Und an einem besonderen Tag zu Jahresanfang besteigen ihn die Schul- und Kindergartenkinder und sehen dann nach den langen Nächten das erste Mal im Jahr wieder einen Sonnenstrahl am Horizont aufblitzen.“

Synonyms

JahresauftaktJahresbeginnJahresstart

Antonyms

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 "Jahresanfang"?
"Jahresanfang" is spelled J-A-H-R-E-S-A-N-F-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaːʁəsˌʔanfaŋ].
What does "Jahresanfang" mean?
As a noun, "Jahresanfang" means: der erste Zeitabschnitt eines Jahres
How do you pronounce "Jahresanfang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jahresanfang" is [ˈjaːʁəsˌʔanfaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jahresanfang" come from?
"Jahresanfang" 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 "Jahresanfang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list