Johannesburg
[joˈhanəsbʊʁk]
The verdict
“Johannesburg” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,581
- frequency rank, German
- 7,951
- “J” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Großstadt in Südafrika, Hauptstadt der südafrikanischen Provinz Gauteng
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Johannesburg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [joˈhanəsbʊʁk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #23,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Johannesburg” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Johannesburg (IPA [joˈhanəsbʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,581 among 7,951 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Großstadt in Südafrika, Hauptstadt der südafrikanischen Provinz Gauteng".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Johannesburg, with forms such as "jhoannesburg", "jjohannesburg", and "joahnnesburg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Johannesburg, spelled J-O-H-A-N-N-E-S-B-U-R-G.
Definition
- 1Großstadt in Südafrika, Hauptstadt der südafrikanischen Provinz Gauteng
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jhoannesburg,jjohannesburg,joahnnesburg,johanensburg,johanesburg,johannebsurg,johannesbburg,johannesbrug,johannesbugr,johannesburgg,johannesburrg,johannessburg,johannesubrg,johannseburg,johhannesburg,johnanesburg,ojhannesburg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Johannesburg - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Johannesburg”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-O-H-A-N-N-E-S-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [joˈhanəsbʊʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.