Jugendkriminalität

[ˈjuːɡn̩tkʁiminaliˌtɛːt]

/[ˈjuːɡn̩tkʁiminaliˌtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jugendkriminalität” is uncommon German (frequency #67,368 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,368
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kriminalität, die von Jugendlichen begangen wird

Key facts for Jugendkriminalität
PropertyValue
HeadwordJugendkriminalität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjuːɡn̩tkʁiminaliˌtɛːt]
Letters18
Frequency rank#67,368
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jugendkriminalität” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Jugendkriminalität lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jugendkriminalität is uncommon German at frequency #67,368 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjuːɡn̩tkʁiminaliˌtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kriminalität, die von Jugendlichen begangen wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Jugendkriminalität, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jugendkriminalität, spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kriminalität, die von Jugendlichen begangen wird

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 "Jugendkriminalität"?
"Jugendkriminalität" is spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjuːɡn̩tkʁiminaliˌtɛːt].
What does "Jugendkriminalität" mean?
As a noun, "Jugendkriminalität" means: Kriminalität, die von Jugendlichen begangen wird
How do you pronounce "Jugendkriminalität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jugendkriminalität" is [ˈjuːɡn̩tkʁiminaliˌtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jugendkriminalität" come from?
"Jugendkriminalität" 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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Using “Jugendkriminalität”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-U-G-E-N-D-K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjuːɡn̩tkʁiminaliˌtɛːt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list