Johns

/[joːns]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,187

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Johns is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs John Pronounced [joːns]. Often confused with Jong and join.

Key facts for Johns
PropertyValue
HeadwordJohns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[joːns]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,187
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Johns in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Johns is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [joːns]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,187 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs John".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Johns, with forms such as "jhons", "jjohns", and "johhns". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Jong", "join", "jonas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Johns, spelled J-O-H-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs John

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jhons,jjohns,johhns,johnns,johnss,johsn,jonhs,ojhns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Johns

Misspelling Variants of "Johns"

jhons5jjohns6johhns6johnns6johnss6johsn5jonhs5ojhns5
Misspelling Variants of "Johns"

Frequency rank: #25,187 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Johns"?
"Johns" is spelled J-O-H-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [joːns].
What does "Johns" mean?
As a noun, "Johns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs John
What words are commonly confused with "Johns"?
"Johns" is commonly confused with "Jong", "join", "jonas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Johns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Johns" is [joːns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Johns" come from?
"Johns" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.