jemand

[ˈjeːmant]

/[ˈjeːmant]/ pron

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The verdict

“jemand” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#295
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine oder mehrere unbestimmte Person(en)

Corpus desk

Index DE-jemand · jemand · German

jemand · rank #295 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #295
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jeden

Nearest frequency peer: jeden (-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 „jemand“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „jemand“ 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).

jemand vs Jemen
50% similar
jemand vs jemanden
75% similar
jemand vs jemandem
75% similar

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

Key facts for jemand
PropertyValue
Headwordjemand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈjeːmant]
Letters6
Frequency rank#295
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „jemand“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).jemandliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jeden“ (#294), „später“ (#296), „darf“ (#293). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jemand“ bei #295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jemand (IPA [ˈjeːmant]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #295 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine oder mehrere unbestimmte Person(en)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jemand, with forms such as "ejmand", "jeamnd", and "jemadn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Jemen", "jemanden", "jemandem", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 jemand, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine oder mehrere unbestimmte Person(en)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ist da jemand?
  2. Oh, ich habe jemand anderen erwartet.

Synonyms

einerirgendwerweretwer

Antonyms

niemand

This word in other languages

someone(English)alguien(Español)quelqu’un(Français)alguém(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejmand
  • jeamnd
  • jemadn
  • jemandd
  • jemannd
  • jemmand
  • jemnad
  • jjemand
  • jmeand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jemand - 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.

ejmand2jeamnd2jemadn2jemandd1jemannd1jemmand1jemnad2jjemand1
Edit distance from "jemand"

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 "jemand"?
"jemand" is spelled J-E-M-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjeːmant].
What does "jemand" mean?
As a pronoun, "jemand" means: eine oder mehrere unbestimmte Person(en)
What words are commonly confused with "jemand"?
"jemand" is commonly confused with "Jemen", "jemanden", "jemandem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jemand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jemand" is [ˈjeːmant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jemand" come from?
"jemand" 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 "jemand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

später#296stehen#297wollte#298sollen#291

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

möchte9 variantsweitere9 variantsworden9 variantsfragen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list