janvāris

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The verdict

“janvāris” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-janvaris · janvāris · German

janvāris · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for janvāris
PropertyValue
Headwordjanvāris
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „janvāris“ im Deutschen

janvārissitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

janvāris is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erster Monat des Jahres; Januar".

janvāris doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is janvāris, spelled J-A-N-V-Ā-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    erster Monat des Jahres; Januar

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "janvāris"?
"janvāris" is spelled J-A-N-V-Ā-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "janvāris" mean?
As a noun, "janvāris" means: erster Monat des Jahres; Januar
How do you pronounce "janvāris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "janvāris" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "janvāris" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list