jahrtausendelang
[jaːʁˈtaʊ̯zəndəlaŋ]
The verdict
“jahrtausendelang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrere Jahrtausende dauernd
Corpus desk
Index DE-jahrtausendelang · jahrtausendelang · German
jahrtausendelang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jahrtausendelang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [jaːʁˈtaʊ̯zəndəlaŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jahrtausendelang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jahrtausendelang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [jaːʁˈtaʊ̯zəndəlaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehrere Jahrtausende dauernd".
jahrtausendelang doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 jahrtausendelang, spelled J-A-H-R-T-A-U-S-E-N-D-E-L-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1mehrere Jahrtausende dauernd
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jahrtausendelang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Christentum besteht schon jahrtausendelang.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.