Jans
[jans]
The verdict
“Jans” is uncommon German (frequency #52,968 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,968
- frequency rank, German
- 7,951
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jan
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jans |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [jans] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,968 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jans” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Jans is uncommon German at frequency #52,968 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [jans]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Jans, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Jans, spelled J-A-N-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jan
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Jan
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Jan
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Jan
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Jan
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.
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Using “Jans”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-A-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [jans] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.