January

[ˈdʒanjʊəɹi]

/[ˈdʒanjʊəɹi]/ noun

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The verdict

“January” is uncommon German (frequency #55,447 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,447
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erster Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Januar

Corpus desk

Index DE-january · January · German

January · rank #55,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,447
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jannis

Nearest frequency peer: Jannis (-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 „January“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for January
PropertyValue
HeadwordJanuary
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʒanjʊəɹi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „January“ im Deutschen

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

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

January is uncommon German at frequency #55,447 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʒanjʊəɹi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erster Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Januar".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for January, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 January, spelled J-A-N-U-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    erster Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Januar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how January appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She married in January.

Antonyms

FebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

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 "January"?
"January" is spelled J-A-N-U-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʒanjʊəɹi].
What does "January" mean?
As a noun, "January" means: erster Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Januar
How do you pronounce "January"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "January" is [ˈdʒanjʊəɹi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "January" come from?
"January" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "January", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jordans#55,451however#55,422Hostels#55,421lauwarm#55,504

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list