Jugendfreund
[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌfʁɔɪ̯nt]
The verdict
“Jugendfreund” is uncommon German (frequency #64,404 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,404
- frequency rank, German
- 7,951
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, zu der während der Jugendzeit eine freundschaftliche Beziehung bestand
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jugendfreund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌfʁɔɪ̯nt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #64,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jugendfreund” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Jugendfreund is uncommon German at frequency #64,404 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌfʁɔɪ̯nt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Jugendfreund has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jugendfreund, spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-F-R-E-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1(männliche^☆) Person, zu der während der Jugendzeit eine freundschaftliche Beziehung bestand
- 2Mitglied der Freien Deutschen Jugend; offizielle Anrede für einen Jugendlichen ; umgangssprachlich/ironisch auch im Sinne von „Schlingel“
Synonyms
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 “Jugendfreund”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-U-G-E-N-D-F-R-E-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.