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The verdict

“JSON” is uncommon German (frequency #80,542 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,542
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - JavaScript Objektnotation

Corpus desk

Index DE-json · JSON · German

JSON · rank #80,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,542
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kalendern

Nearest frequency peer: Kalendern (+3 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 „JSON“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for JSON
PropertyValue
HeadwordJSON
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#80,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „JSON“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).JSONfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kalendern“ (#80,545), „Jahrestags“ (#80,537), „jace“ (#80,536). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „JSON“ bei #80,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

JSON is uncommon German at frequency #80,542 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "JavaScript Objektnotation".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for JSON, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 JSON, spelled J-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    JavaScript Objektnotation

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how JSON appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Aufgrund kleiner Abweichungen in der Menge der erlaubten Unicode-Zeichen ist es jedoch möglich, JSON-Objekte zu erzeugen, die von einem normkonformen JavaScript-Interpreter nicht akzeptiert werden. Davon abgesehen ist JSON aber unabhängig von der Programmiersprache.“

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 "JSON"?
"JSON" is spelled J-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "JSON" mean?
As an abbreviation, "JSON" means: JavaScript Objektnotation
How do you pronounce "JSON"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "JSON" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jace#80,536IATA#80,510IAEA#80,509mixt#80,689

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list