Jever
[ˈjeːfɐ]
The verdict
“Jever” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #29,645 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #29,645
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jever |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈjeːfɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #29,645 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jever” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Jever is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjeːfɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,645 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jever, with forms such as "ejver", "jeevr", and "jeverr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "juve", "Joker", "jede", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Jever, spelled J-E-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ejver,jeevr,jeverr,jevre,jevver,jjever,jveer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jever - 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.
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.
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Using “Jever”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-E-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjeːfɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “juve” - see the side-by-side comparison. Jever vs juve
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.