Jeremia

[jeʁeˈmiːa]

/[jeʁeˈmiːa]/ name

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The verdict

“Jeremia” is uncommon German (frequency #70,425 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,425
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-jeremia · Jeremia · German

Jeremia · rank #70,425 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,425
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jara

Nearest frequency peer: jara (-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 „Jeremia“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Jeremia“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jeremia
PropertyValue
HeadwordJeremia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[jeʁeˈmiːa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jeremia“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Jeremiafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „jara“ (#70,424), „Jesses“ (#70,426), „jako“ (#70,423). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jeremia“ bei #70,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jeremia is uncommon German at frequency #70,425 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [jeʁeˈmiːa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Jeremia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Jeremia, spelled J-E-R-E-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Name Jeremia ist heute in Deutschland nicht mehr gebräuchlich.

This word in other languages

Jeremiah(English)Jeremías(Español)Jérémie(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 "Jeremia"?
"Jeremia" is spelled J-E-R-E-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [jeʁeˈmiːa].
What does "Jeremia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jeremia" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Jeremia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jeremia" is [jeʁeˈmiːa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jeremia" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jägerin#70,434Kamelle#70,436Kappeln#70,439Kasinos#70,444

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list