jucken

[ˈjʊkn̩]

/[ˈjʊkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“jucken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,391
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen unangenehmen, stechenden Reiz (meist auf der Haut) verursachen, den man durch Kratzen beseitigen möchte

Corpus desk

Index DE-jucken · jucken · German

jucken · rank #22,391 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,391
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jubelt

Nearest frequency peer: jubelt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „jucken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „jucken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jucken vs Juden
50% similar
jucken vs juckt
67% similar
jucken vs Jungen
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jucken
PropertyValue
Headwordjucken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈjʊkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,391
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „jucken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.juckenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jubelt“ (#22,390), „Kamp“ (#22,392), „Isolierung“ (#22,389). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jucken“ bei #22,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jucken (IPA [ˈjʊkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,391 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jucken, with forms such as "jcuken", "jjucken", and "juccken". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Juden", "juckt", "Jungen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is jucken, spelled J-U-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen unangenehmen, stechenden Reiz (meist auf der Haut) verursachen, den man durch Kratzen beseitigen möchte
  2. 2
    einen Juckreiz durch Kratzen oder Reiben beruhigen
  3. 3
    einen Reiz ausüben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mückenstiche können sehr unangenehm jucken.
  2. Das Kind juckte sich am ganzen Körper bis einige Stellen blutig waren.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jcuken
  • jjucken
  • juccken
  • jucekn
  • juckenn
  • juckken
  • juckne
  • jukcen
  • ujcken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jucken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jcuken2jjucken1juccken1jucekn2juckenn1juckken1juckne2jukcen2
Edit distance from "jucken"

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 "jucken"?
"jucken" is spelled J-U-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjʊkn̩].
What does "jucken" mean?
As a verb, "jucken" means: einen unangenehmen, stechenden Reiz (meist auf der Haut) verursachen, den man durch Kratzen beseitigen möchte
What words are commonly confused with "jucken"?
"jucken" is commonly confused with "Juden", "juckt", "Jungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jucken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jucken" is [ˈjʊkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jucken" come from?
"jucken" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list