Johanns

[ˈjoːhans]

/[ˈjoːhans]/ noun

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The verdict

“Johanns” is uncommon German (frequency #52,186 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,186
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Johann

Corpus desk

Index DE-johanns · Johanns · German

Johanns · rank #52,186 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,186
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Judenhass

Nearest frequency peer: Judenhass (+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 „Johanns“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Johanns
PropertyValue
HeadwordJohanns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjoːhans]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,186
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Johanns“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Johannsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Judenhass“ (#52,188), „Junggeselle“ (#52,190), „italiano“ (#52,181). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Johanns“ bei #52,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Johanns is uncommon German at frequency #52,186 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjoːhans]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Johanns has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Johanns, spelled J-O-H-A-N-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Johann
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Johann
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Johann
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Johann
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Johann

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 "Johanns"?
"Johanns" is spelled J-O-H-A-N-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjoːhans].
What does "Johanns" mean?
As a noun, "Johanns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Johann
How do you pronounce "Johanns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Johanns" is [ˈjoːhans]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Härchen#52,168klarere#52,209happens#52,144Hadamar#52,142

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list