Jahresanfang
[ˈjaːʁəsˌʔanfaŋ]
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
- interaktives
interaktives
45,371 corpus weight
- israelisch
israelisch
45,369 corpus weight
- Jahresanfang
Jahresanfang
45,365 corpus weight
- Jerez
Jerez
45,364 corpus weight
- Jiddisch
Jiddisch
45,362 corpus weight
- joon
joon
45,360 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Jahresanfang“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jahresanfang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjaːʁəsˌʔanfaŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #54,636 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Jahresanfang“ im Deutschen
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
- 1der erste Zeitabschnitt eines Jahres
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Jahresanfang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Jahresanfang ist bei uns in der Firma immer eine ruhige Zeit gewesen.
„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.“
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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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