Jahwe

[ˈjaːve]

/[ˈjaːve]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jahwe” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,640 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#61,640
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - alttestamentlicher Name Gottes

Key facts for Jahwe
PropertyValue
HeadwordJahwe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjaːve]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jahwe” 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). Jahwe lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Jahwe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjaːve]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,640 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "alttestamentlicher Name Gottes".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Jahwe, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Jahwe, spelled J-A-H-W-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    alttestamentlicher Name Gottes

Synonyms

Jehova

Antonyms

AntichristBeelzebubDämonDiableDiabolusIblisLuziferSamielSatanSchaitanTeufelUrian

This word in other languages

Yahweh(English)Yahvé(Español)Yahvé(Français)

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 "Jahwe"?
"Jahwe" is spelled J-A-H-W-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaːve].
What does "Jahwe" mean?
As a noun, "Jahwe" means: alttestamentlicher Name Gottes
How do you pronounce "Jahwe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jahwe" is [ˈjaːve]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jahwe" come from?
"Jahwe" 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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Using “Jahwe”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is J-A-H-W-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjaːve] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list