Jugendalter
[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʔaltɐ]
The verdict
“Jugendalter” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,764 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,764
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lebensabschnitt zwischen der Kindheit und dem Erwachsensein; die Pubertät und Adoleszenz umfassende Altersstufe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jugendalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʔaltɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #46,764 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jugendalter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Jugendalter is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʔaltɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,764 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lebensabschnitt zwischen der Kindheit und dem Erwachsensein; die Pubertät und Adoleszenz umfassende Altersstufe".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jugendalter, with forms such as "jguendalter", "jjugendalter", and "juegndalter". 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. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Jugendalter, spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-A-L-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Lebensabschnitt zwischen der Kindheit und dem Erwachsensein; die Pubertät und Adoleszenz umfassende Altersstufe
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jguendalter,jjugendalter,juegndalter,jugednalter,jugenadlter,jugendaletr,jugendallter,jugendalterr,jugendaltre,jugendaltter,jugendatler,jugenddalter,jugendlater,jugenndalter,juggendalter,jugnedalter,ujgendalter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jugendalter - 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.
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.
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Using “Jugendalter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-U-G-E-N-D-A-L-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʔaltɐ] (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
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.