Judenstern

[ˈjuːdn̩ˌʃtɛʁn]

/[ˈjuːdn̩ˌʃtɛʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Judenstern” is uncommon German (frequency #95,786 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,786
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Nationalsozialismus eingeführte Zwangskennzeichnung für jüdische Bürger, bestehend aus zwei überlagerten, schwarzumrandeten gelben Dreiecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-judenstern · Judenstern · German

Judenstern · rank #95,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,786
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jota

Nearest frequency peer: Jota (-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 „Judenstern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Judenstern
PropertyValue
HeadwordJudenstern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjuːdn̩ˌʃtɛʁn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Judenstern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jota“ (#95,785), „Jockel“ (#95,783), „Kaisertums“ (#95,791). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Judenstern“ bei #95,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Judenstern is uncommon German at frequency #95,786 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjuːdn̩ˌʃtɛʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Nationalsozialismus eingeführte Zwangskennzeichnung für jüdische Bürger, bestehend aus zwei überlagerten, schwarzumrandeten gelben Dreiecken".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Judenstern, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Judenstern, spelled J-U-D-E-N-S-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Nationalsozialismus eingeführte Zwangskennzeichnung für jüdische Bürger, bestehend aus zwei überlagerten, schwarzumrandeten gelben Dreiecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. DerJudenstern war im Nationalsozialismus ein Mittel zur Diskriminierung und Verfolgung der Juden.
  2. „Erst wenn es dunkel geworden ist, macht sie mit dem Judenstern ihre Einkäufe, wahrscheinlich hungert sie.“

This word in other languages

yellow badge(English)étoile jaune(Français)

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 "Judenstern"?
"Judenstern" is spelled J-U-D-E-N-S-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjuːdn̩ˌʃtɛʁn].
What does "Judenstern" mean?
As a noun, "Judenstern" means: im Nationalsozialismus eingeführte Zwangskennzeichnung für jüdische Bürger, bestehend aus zwei überlagerten, schwarzumrandeten gelben Dreiecken
How do you pronounce "Judenstern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Judenstern" is [ˈjuːdn̩ˌʃtɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Judenstern" come from?
"Judenstern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kaisertums#95,791Kapillaren#95,795Jagdgesetz#95,776imposantes#95,757

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list