Jordans

[ˈjɔʁdans]

/[ˈjɔʁdans]/ noun

The verdict

“Jordans” is uncommon German (frequency #55,451 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,451
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-jordans · Jordans · German

Jordans · rank #55,451 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,451
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jugendbereich

Nearest frequency peer: Jugendbereich (+1 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 „Jordans“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jordans
PropertyValue
HeadwordJordans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjɔʁdans]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,451
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jordans“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jugendbereich“ (#55,452), „Julias“ (#55,453), „Jingle“ (#55,448). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jordans“ bei #55,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jordans is uncommon German at frequency #55,451 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjɔʁdans]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jordan".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Jordans, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Jordans, spelled J-O-R-D-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jordan

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

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list