# Janus

> German word · Proper noun · IPA [ˈjaːnʊs] · frequency rank #34,199

## Definitions
1. männlicher Vorname

## Easily confused with
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/janus-vs-jus)
- **Jens** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/janus-vs-jens)
- **Jungs** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/janus-vs-jungs)
- **Jesus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/janus-vs-jesus)
- **jeans** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/janus-vs-jeans)
- **jonas** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/janus-vs-jonas)
- **jenes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/janus-vs-jenes)
- **Jan** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/jan-vs-janus)
- **Jane** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/jane-vs-janus)
- **Jana** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/jana-vs-janus)
- **jang** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/jang-vs-janus)
- **James** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/james-vs-janus)
- **Jakub** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/jakub-vs-janus)
- **Januar** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/januar-vs-janus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ajnus`, `jannus`, `jansu`, `januss`, `jauns`, `jjanus`, `jnaus`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/janus