johlen
[ˈjoːlən]
The verdict
“johlen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit dem Sprachorgan unbestimmte Laute erzeugen, mit dem Ziel zu lärmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-johlen · johlen · German
johlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | johlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈjoːlən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „johlen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
johlen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈjoːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit dem Sprachorgan unbestimmte Laute erzeugen, mit dem Ziel zu lärmen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for johlen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is johlen, spelled J-O-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit dem Sprachorgan unbestimmte Laute erzeugen, mit dem Ziel zu lärmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how johlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Feuerwehrmänner ließen es am Samstagabend als zweite Band so richtig krachen. So sehr, dass das begeisterte Publikum auf Tischen und Bänken tanzte, klatschte und johlte.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.