Jahreswende

[ˈjaːʁəsˌvɛndə]

/[ˈjaːʁəsˌvɛndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jahreswende” is uncommon German (frequency #55,445 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,445
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Übergang, die Wende von einem Jahr zum nächsten

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahreswende · Jahreswende · German

Jahreswende · rank #55,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,445
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jannis

Nearest frequency peer: Jannis (+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 „Jahreswende“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jahreswende
PropertyValue
HeadwordJahreswende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjaːʁəsˌvɛndə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jahreswende“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Jahreswendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jannis“ (#55,446), „Irrweg“ (#55,443), „January“ (#55,447). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jahreswende“ bei #55,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jahreswende is uncommon German at frequency #55,445 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjaːʁəsˌvɛndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Übergang, die Wende von einem Jahr zum nächsten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Jahreswende, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Jahreswende, spelled J-A-H-R-E-S-W-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Übergang, die Wende von einem Jahr zum nächsten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In ganz Preußen kam es um die Jahreswende zu einem Wahlkampf, eine für die Bürger noch ganz ungewohnte Erfahrung.“
  2. „Sein Selbstvertrauen verließ ihn jedoch in den folgenden Wochen und Monaten, und zur Jahreswende 1948/49 bequemte er sich zu Geständnissen, die den Polizeipräsidenten Katting hinter schwedische Gardinen brachten.“

Synonyms

Jahreswechsel

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 "Jahreswende"?
"Jahreswende" is spelled J-A-H-R-E-S-W-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaːʁəsˌvɛndə].
What does "Jahreswende" mean?
As a noun, "Jahreswende" means: der Übergang, die Wende von einem Jahr zum nächsten
How do you pronounce "Jahreswende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jahreswende" is [ˈjaːʁəsˌvɛndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jahreswende" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jahreswende", 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