Jonathan
[ˈjoːnaˌtaːn]
The verdict
“Jonathan” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,073 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #7,073
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jonathan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈjoːnaˌtaːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jonathan” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Jonathan is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjoːnaˌtaːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,073 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jonathan, with forms such as "jjonathan", "jnoathan", and "joanthan". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Jonathan, spelled J-O-N-A-T-H-A-N.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjonathan,jnoathan,joanthan,jonahtan,jonatahn,jonathann,jonathhan,jonathna,jonatthan,jonnathan,jontahan,ojnathan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jonathan - 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 “Jonathan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-O-N-A-T-H-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjoːnaˌtaːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.