jauchzen

[ˈjaʊ̯xt͡sn̩]

/[ˈjaʊ̯xt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“jauchzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #95,780 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#95,780
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Freudenschrei ausstoßen

Key facts for jauchzen
PropertyValue
Headwordjauchzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈjaʊ̯xt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jauchzen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jauchzen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for jauchzen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjaʊ̯xt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,780 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einen Freudenschrei ausstoßen".

No misspelling variants are generated for jauchzen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is jauchzen, spelled J-A-U-C-H-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Freudenschrei ausstoßen

Synonyms

jubelnjubilierenjuchzen

Antonyms

heulentrauern

This word in other languages

cheer(English)jubilar(Español)exulter(Français)

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 "jauchzen"?
"jauchzen" is spelled J-A-U-C-H-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaʊ̯xt͡sn̩].
What does "jauchzen" mean?
As a verb, "jauchzen" means: einen Freudenschrei ausstoßen
How do you pronounce "jauchzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jauchzen" is [ˈjaʊ̯xt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jauchzen" come from?
"jauchzen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “jauchzen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-A-U-C-H-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjaʊ̯xt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list