Jerzy

[ˈjɛʒɨ]

/[ˈjɛʒɨ]/ name

The verdict

“Jerzy” is uncommon German (frequency #69,388 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,388
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-jerzy · Jerzy · German

Jerzy · rank #69,388 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,388
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jodel

Nearest frequency peer: jodel (+2 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 „Jerzy“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jerzy
PropertyValue
HeadwordJerzy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈjɛʒɨ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,388
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jerzy“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Jerzyfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „jodel“ (#69,390), „Jahresberichte“ (#69,385), „Jacksonville“ (#69,384). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jerzy“ bei #69,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jerzy is uncommon German at frequency #69,388 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈjɛʒɨ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname; Georg".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Jerzy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jerzy, spelled J-E-R-Z-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname; Georg

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 "Jerzy"?
"Jerzy" is spelled J-E-R-Z-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjɛʒɨ].
What does "Jerzy" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jerzy" means: männlicher Vorname; Georg
How do you pronounce "Jerzy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jerzy" is [ˈjɛʒɨ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jerzy" come from?
"Jerzy" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list