Jannis

[ˈjanis]

/[ˈjanis]/ name

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The verdict

“Jannis” is uncommon German (frequency #55,446 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,446
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-jannis · Jannis · German

Jannis · rank #55,446 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,446
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jahreswende

Nearest frequency peer: Jahreswende (-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 „Jannis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jannis
PropertyValue
HeadwordJannis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈjanis]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,446
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jannis“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Jannisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jahreswende“ (#55,445), „January“ (#55,447), „Jingle“ (#55,448). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jannis“ bei #55,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jannis is uncommon German at frequency #55,446 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈjanis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Jannis has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Jannis, spelled J-A-N-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Synonyms

JanniVokativ

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 "Jannis"?
"Jannis" is spelled J-A-N-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjanis].
What does "Jannis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jannis" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Jannis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jannis" is [ˈjanis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jannis" come from?
"Jannis" 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 "Jannis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jingle#55,448Irrweg#55,443Julias#55,453Indios#55,437

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list