Janina

/[jaˈɲina]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,644

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Janina is aGermannoun. It means: weiblicher Vorname; Johanna Pronounced [jaˈɲina]. Often confused with Janine and Joanna.

Key facts for Janina
PropertyValue
HeadwordJanina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jaˈɲina]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,644
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Janina in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Janina is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [jaˈɲina]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,644 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weiblicher Vorname; Johanna".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Janina, with forms such as "ajnina", "jainna", and "janian". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Janine", "Joanna", "Jana", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Janina, spelled J-A-N-I-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname; Johanna

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajnina,jainna,janian,janinna,jannia,jannina,jjanina,jnaina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Janina

Misspelling Variants of "Janina"

ajnina6jainna6janian6janinna7jannia6jannina7jjanina7jnaina6
Misspelling Variants of "Janina"

Frequency rank: #29,644 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Janina"?
"Janina" is spelled J-A-N-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [jaˈɲina].
What does "Janina" mean?
As a noun, "Janina" means: weiblicher Vorname; Johanna
What words are commonly confused with "Janina"?
"Janina" is commonly confused with "Janine", "Joanna", "Jana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Janina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Janina" is [jaˈɲina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Janina" come from?
"Janina" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.