Jahrs

[jaːɐ̯s]

/[jaːɐ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jahrs” is uncommon German (frequency #63,444 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,444
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahr

Corpus desk

Index DE-jahrs · Jahrs · German

Jahrs · rank #63,444 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,444
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Isny

Nearest frequency peer: Isny (-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 „Jahrs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jahrs
PropertyValue
HeadwordJahrs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jaːɐ̯s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,444
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jahrs“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Isny“ (#63,443), „Intimbereich“ (#63,441), „interdisziplinäres“ (#63,440). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jahrs“ bei #63,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jahrs is uncommon German at frequency #63,444 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [jaːɐ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahr".

Zero misspellings are on record for Jahrs in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Jahrs, spelled J-A-H-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahr

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 "Jahrs"?
"Jahrs" is spelled J-A-H-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [jaːɐ̯s].
What does "Jahrs" mean?
As a noun, "Jahrs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahr
How do you pronounce "Jahrs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jahrs" is [jaːɐ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jahrs" come from?
"Jahrs" 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 "Jahrs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kamps#63,455klack#63,469lahti#63,496Lauge#63,505

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list