jein

[jaɪ̯n]

/[jaɪ̯n]/ particle

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The verdict

“jein” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,272
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antwortpartikel, welche Unentschlossenheit zwischen den Möglichkeiten der Zustimmung und der Ablehnung ausdrückt

Corpus desk

Index DE-jein · jein · German

jein · rank #43,272 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,272
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jahresgehalt

Nearest frequency peer: Jahresgehalt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „jein“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „jein“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jein vs ji
50% similar
jein vs jn
50% similar
jein vs jim
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jein
PropertyValue
Headwordjein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechParticle
IPA[jaɪ̯n]
Letters4
Frequency rank#43,272
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „jein“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.jeinliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Jahresgehalt“ (#43,271), „jemandes“ (#43,273), „Jahreseinkommen“ (#43,270). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jein“ bei #43,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around jein (IPA [jaɪ̯n]), aparticle. Corpus frequency is #43,272 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Antwortpartikel, welche Unentschlossenheit zwischen den Möglichkeiten der Zustimmung und der Ablehnung ausdrückt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for jein, with forms such as "ejin", "jeinn", and "jeni". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ji", "jn", "jim", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 jein, spelled J-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antwortpartikel, welche Unentschlossenheit zwischen den Möglichkeiten der Zustimmung und der Ablehnung ausdrückt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Findest du den Film gut? – Jein, er ist zwar technisch hervorragend gemacht, aber die Handlung lässt zu wünschen übrig.

Synonyms

jaundnein

This word in other languages

yes and no(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejin
  • jeinn
  • jeni
  • jien
  • jjein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jein - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ejin2jeinn1jeni2jien2jjein1
Edit distance from "jein"

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 "jein"?
"jein" is spelled J-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [jaɪ̯n].
What does "jein" mean?
As a particle, "jein" means: Antwortpartikel, welche Unentschlossenheit zwischen den Möglichkeiten der Zustimmung und der Ablehnung ausdrückt
What words are commonly confused with "jein"?
"jein" is commonly confused with "ji", "jn", "jim". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jein" is [jaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jein" come from?
"jein" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kork#43,297grip#43,229meat#43,349noll#43,379

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

euere5 variantsOssis5 variantsdice5 variantsAvon5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list