Jänner

/[ˈjɛnɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Jänner” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,678 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,678
frequency rank, German
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: erster, 31-tägiger Monat im Kalenderjahr

Key facts for Jänner
PropertyValue
HeadwordJänner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjɛnɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,678
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jänner” 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). Jänner lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Jänner is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjɛnɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,678 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "erster, 31-tägiger Monat im Kalenderjahr".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jänner, with forms such as "jjänner", "jnäner", and "jänenr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "jener", "Januar", "Jünger", and more, 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 Jänner, spelled J-Ä-N-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    erster, 31-tägiger Monat im Kalenderjahr

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjänner,jnäner,jänenr,jäner,jännerr,jännre,äjnner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jänner — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Jänner"

jjänner1jnäner2jänenr2jäner1jännerr1jännre2äjnner2
Edit distance from "Jänner"

Frequency rank: #6,678 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jänner"?
"Jänner" is spelled J-Ä-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjɛnɐ].
What does "Jänner" mean?
As a noun, "Jänner" means: erster, 31-tägiger Monat im Kalenderjahr
What words are commonly confused with "Jänner"?
"Jänner" is commonly confused with "jener", "Januar", "Jünger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jänner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jänner" is [ˈjɛnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jänner" come from?
"Jänner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Jänner”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is J-Ä-N-N-E-R — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjɛnɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “jener” — see the side-by-side comparison. Jänner vs jener
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Nearby German words

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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.