Jahrgang

[ˈjaːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ]

/[ˈjaːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jahrgang” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,624
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personen, die in einem bestimmten Jahr geboren sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahrgang · Jahrgang · German

Jahrgang · rank #4,624 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,624
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Italienische

Nearest frequency peer: Italienische (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Jahrgang“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Jahrgang“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Jahrgang vs Jahrgänge
78% similar
Jahrgang vs Jahrgangs
89% similar
Jahrgang vs Jahrgängen
70% similar

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

Key facts for Jahrgang
PropertyValue
HeadwordJahrgang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjaːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,624
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Jahrgang“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Jahrgangliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Italienische“ (#4,623), „Jens“ (#4,625), „Investitionen“ (#4,622). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jahrgang“ bei #4,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Jahrgang (IPA [ˈjaːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,624 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jahrgang, with forms such as "ajhrgang", "jahgrang", and "jahhrgang". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Jahrgänge", "Jahrgangs", "Jahrgängen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Jahrgang, spelled J-A-H-R-G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personen, die in einem bestimmten Jahr geboren sind
  2. 2
    alle Produkte, die in einem bestimmten Jahr entstanden oder erschienen sind
  3. 3
    Zeitlauf innerhalb eines Jahres

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin Jahrgang 1970.
  2. „Damals gab es vier Klassenzimmer, und die vier Lehrerinnen unterrichteten je zwei Jahrgänge.“

Synonyms

GeburtsjahrAltersklasseGeburtsjahrgang

This word in other languages

vintage(English)cosecha(Español)classe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajhrgang
  • jahgrang
  • jahhrgang
  • jahragng
  • jahrgagn
  • jahrgangg
  • jahrganng
  • jahrggang
  • jahrgnag
  • jahrrgang
  • jarhgang
  • jhargang
  • jjahrgang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jahrgang - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ajhrgang2jahgrang2jahhrgang1jahragng2jahrgagn2jahrgangg1jahrganng1jahrggang1
Edit distance from "Jahrgang"

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 "Jahrgang"?
"Jahrgang" is spelled J-A-H-R-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ].
What does "Jahrgang" mean?
As a noun, "Jahrgang" means: Personen, die in einem bestimmten Jahr geboren sind
What words are commonly confused with "Jahrgang"?
"Jahrgang" is commonly confused with "Jahrgänge", "Jahrgangs", "Jahrgängen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jahrgang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jahrgang" is [ˈjaːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jahrgang" come from?
"Jahrgang" 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 "Jahrgang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list