Johan

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The verdict

“Johan” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,952
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-johan · Johan · German

Johan · rank #17,952 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,952
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH japanischer

Nearest frequency peer: japanischer (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Johan“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Johan“ 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).

Johan vs John
80% similar
Johan vs join
40% similar
Johan vs jonas
40% similar

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

Key facts for Johan
PropertyValue
HeadwordJohan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,952
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Johan“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Johanliegt 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: „japanischer“ (#17,950), „Kantone“ (#17,954), „Jansen“ (#17,949). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Johan“ bei #17,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Johan (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,952 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Johan, with forms such as "jhoan", "jjohan", and "joahn". 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, "John", "join", "jonas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Johan, spelled J-O-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jhoan
  • jjohan
  • joahn
  • johhan
  • johna
  • ojhan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jhoan2jjohan1joahn2johhan1johna2ojhan2
Edit distance from "Johan"

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 "Johan"?
"Johan" is spelled J-O-H-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Johan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Johan" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Johan"?
"Johan" is commonly confused with "John", "join", "jonas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Johan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Johan" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Johan" come from?
"Johan" 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 "Johan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list