jenes

/[ˈjeːnəs]/ unknown

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,631

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

jenes is anGermanunknown. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens jener Pronounced [ˈjeːnəs]. It ranks #7,631 in German word frequency. Often confused with Jens and jets.

Key facts for jenes
PropertyValue
Headwordjenes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈjeːnəs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,631
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of jenes in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for jenes is 5 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjeːnəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,631 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for jenes, with forms such as "ejnes", "jeens", and "jeness". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Jens", "jets", "June", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is jenes, spelled J-E-N-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens jener
  2. 2
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens jener
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens jener
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens jener

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ejnes,jeens,jeness,jennes,jense,jjenes,jnees

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jenes

Misspelling Variants of "jenes"

ejnes5jeens5jeness6jennes6jense5jjenes6jnees5
Misspelling Variants of "jenes"

Frequency rank: #7,631 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jenes"?
"jenes" is spelled J-E-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjeːnəs].
What does "jenes" mean?
As an unknown, "jenes" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens jener
What words are commonly confused with "jenes"?
"jenes" is commonly confused with "Jens", "jets", "June". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jenes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jenes" is [ˈjeːnəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jenes" come from?
"jenes" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter J in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.