Judentum

[ˈjuːdn̩tuːm]

/[ˈjuːdn̩tuːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Judentum” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,516
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit aus Kultur, Geschichte, Religion und Tradition des sich selbst als „Volk Israel“ bezeichnenden jüdischen Volkes

Corpus desk

Index DE-judentum · Judentum · German

Judentum · rank #12,516 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,516
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Joker

Nearest frequency peer: Joker (-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 „Judentum“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Judentum“ 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).

Judentum vs Judentums
89% similar

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

Key facts for Judentum
PropertyValue
HeadwordJudentum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjuːdn̩tuːm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,516
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Judentum“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Joker“ (#12,515), „Kerze“ (#12,517), „Joghurt“ (#12,514). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Judentum“ bei #12,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Judentum (IPA [ˈjuːdn̩tuːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,516 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Judentum, with forms such as "jduentum", "jjudentum", and "juddentum". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Judentums", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Judentum, spelled J-U-D-E-N-T-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit aus Kultur, Geschichte, Religion und Tradition des sich selbst als „Volk Israel“ bezeichnenden jüdischen Volkes
  2. 2
    eine der Weltreligionen
  3. 3
    eine spezifische Auffassung oder Art von [1] und/oder [2]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Natürlich konnte Heine nicht ahnen, was im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert geschehen würde, aber er wußte sehr genau, dass der Hass gegen das Judentum tief verwurzelt ist.“
  2. „Insgesamt gesehen verschob sich der kulturelle und demographische Schwerpunkt des aschkenasischen Judentums jedoch immer weiter nach Osten.“

Synonyms

JudaismusJudenschaft

Antonyms

VolksstammChristentumHeidentum

This word in other languages

Judaism(English)judaísmo(Español)judaïsme(Français)judaísmo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jduentum
  • jjudentum
  • juddentum
  • judenntum
  • judentmu
  • judenttum
  • judentumm
  • judenutm
  • judetnum
  • judnetum
  • juedntum
  • ujdentum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Judentum - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jduentum2jjudentum1juddentum1judenntum1judentmu2judenttum1judentumm1judenutm2
Edit distance from "Judentum"

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 "Judentum"?
"Judentum" is spelled J-U-D-E-N-T-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjuːdn̩tuːm].
What does "Judentum" mean?
As a noun, "Judentum" means: Gesamtheit aus Kultur, Geschichte, Religion und Tradition des sich selbst als „Volk Israel“ bezeichnenden jüdischen Volkes
What words are commonly confused with "Judentum"?
"Judentum" is commonly confused with "Judentums". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Judentum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Judentum" is [ˈjuːdn̩tuːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Judentum" come from?
"Judentum" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

klingeln#12,519feinsten#12,490Nachtrag#12,545Neumarkt#12,549

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gegriffen12 variantseinlassen12 variantsDesaster12 variantsbefragen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list