Jessen

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The verdict

“Jessen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,274. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,274
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-jessen · Jessen · German

Jessen · rank #43,274 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,274
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jemandes

Nearest frequency peer: jemandes (-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 „Jessen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Jessen“ 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).

Jessen vs of
0% similar
Jessen vs TO
0% similar
Jessen vs video
17% similar

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

Key facts for Jessen
PropertyValue
HeadwordJessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,274
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Jessen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jemandes“ (#43,273), „Justizministerin“ (#43,275), „jein“ (#43,272). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jessen“ bei #43,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Jessen (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,274 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jessen, with forms such as "ejssen", "jesen", and "jesesn". 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, "of", "TO", "video", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Jessen, spelled J-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Jessen liegt in Deutschlands Osten.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejssen
  • jesen
  • jesesn
  • jessenn
  • jessne
  • jeßen
  • jjessen
  • jsesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ejssen2jesen1jesesn2jessenn1jessne2jeßen2jjessen1jsesen2
Edit distance from "Jessen"

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 "Jessen"?
"Jessen" is spelled J-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Jessen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jessen" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Jessen"?
"Jessen" is commonly confused with "of", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jessen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jessen" come from?
"Jessen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Jägers#43,276Kehlen#43,283Krabbe#43,304Kränze#43,309

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Gustl8 variantsgrips8 variantsGazette8 variantsNougat8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list