jou

[jʌu̯]

/[jʌu̯]/ pron

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The verdict

“jou” is uncommon German (frequency #81,717 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,717
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - betonte Objektform der zweiten Person Singular familiär: dir, dich

Key facts for jou
PropertyValue
Headwordjou
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[jʌu̯]
Letters3
Frequency rank#81,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jou” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jou lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jou is uncommon German at frequency #81,717 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed [jʌu̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "betonte Objektform der zweiten Person Singular familiär: dir, dich".

jou has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is jou, spelled J-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    betonte Objektform der zweiten Person Singular familiär: dir, dich

This word in other languages

you(English)

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 "jou"?
"jou" is spelled J-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is [jʌu̯].
What does "jou" mean?
As a pronoun, "jou" means: betonte Objektform der zweiten Person Singular familiär: dir, dich
How do you pronounce "jou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jou" is [jʌu̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jou" come from?
"jou" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “jou”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [jʌu̯] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list