Jugendhaft
[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌhaft]
The verdict
“Jugendhaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerichtlich verhängte Freiheitsstrafe für Jugendliche
Corpus desk
Index DE-jugendhaft · Jugendhaft · German
Jugendhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jugendhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌhaft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Jugendhaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Jugendhaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gerichtlich verhängte Freiheitsstrafe für Jugendliche".
Zero misspellings are on record for Jugendhaft in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Jugendhaft, spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1gerichtlich verhängte Freiheitsstrafe für Jugendliche
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Jugendhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Neun Monate Jugendhaft mit Bewährung gab es für den Metalldiebstahl.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.