Jahreszahl

Name: Jahreszahl, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈjaːʁəsˌt͡saːl]

/[ˈjaːʁəsˌt͡saːl]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Jahreszahl” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,723
frequency rank, German: 7,951
“J” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Zahl, die ein bestimmtes Jahr entsprechend der Zeitrechnung bezeichnet

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Jahreszahl vs Jahreszahlen

83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Jahreszahl
Property	Value
Headword	Jahreszahl
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈjaːʁəsˌt͡saːl]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#28,723
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jahreszahl” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Jahreszahl lands here:

#28,723

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Jahreszahl (IPA [ˈjaːʁəsˌt͡saːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,723 among 7,951 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Zahl, die ein bestimmtes Jahr entsprechend der Zeitrechnung bezeichnet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jahreszahl, with forms such as "ajhreszahl", "jaherszahl", and "jahhreszahl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Jahreszahlen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Jahreszahl, spelled J-A-H-R-E-S-Z-A-H-L.

Definition

1
die Zahl, die ein bestimmtes Jahr entsprechend der Zeitrechnung bezeichnet

This word in other languages

date(English)año(Español)année(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajhreszahl,jaherszahl,jahhreszahl,jahresazhl,jahresszahl,jahreszahhl,jahreszahll,jahreszalh,jahreszhal,jahreszzahl,jahrezsahl,jahrreszahl,jahrsezahl,jarheszahl,jhareszahl,jjahreszahl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jahreszahl - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Jahreszahl"

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 "Jahreszahl"?

"Jahreszahl" is spelled J-A-H-R-E-S-Z-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaːʁəsˌt͡saːl].

What does "Jahreszahl" mean?

As a noun, "Jahreszahl" means: die Zahl, die ein bestimmtes Jahr entsprechend der Zeitrechnung bezeichnet

What words are commonly confused with "Jahreszahl"?

"Jahreszahl" is commonly confused with "Jahreszahlen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Jahreszahl"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jahreszahl" is [ˈjaːʁəsˌt͡saːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Jahreszahl" come from?

"Jahreszahl" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Jahreszahl”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is J-A-H-R-E-S-Z-A-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈjaːʁəsˌt͡saːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Jahreszahlen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Jahreszahl vs Jahreszahlen
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.