Jaroslav
[ˈjarɔslaf]
The verdict
“Jaroslav” is uncommon German (frequency #61,643 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,643
- frequency rank, German
- 699
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tschechischer männlicher Vorname
Corpus desk
Index DE-jaroslav · Jaroslav · German
Jaroslav · rank #61,643 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,643
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 699
- PHOTO-FINISH Jarl
Nearest frequency peer: Jarl (-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 „Jaroslav“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Jahwe
Jahwe
38,361 corpus weight
- jardin
jardin
38,360 corpus weight
- Jarl
Jarl
38,359 corpus weight
- Jaroslav
Jaroslav
38,358 corpus weight
- Jesuit
Jesuit
38,357 corpus weight
- Johanneskir…
Johanneskirche
38,355 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Jaroslav“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jaroslav |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈjarɔslaf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,643 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Jaroslav“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Jaroslav is uncommon German at frequency #61,643 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈjarɔslaf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tschechischer männlicher Vorname".
Jaroslav has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Jaroslav, spelled J-A-R-O-S-L-A-V.
Definition
- 1tschechischer männlicher Vorname
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Jaroslav appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jaroslavova matka jí v tom zabránila.
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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