Jugendstrafe

[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʃtʁaːfə]

/[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʃtʁaːfə]/ noun

The verdict

“Jugendstrafe” is uncommon German (frequency #70,430 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,430
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerichtlich verhängte Freiheitsstrafe für Jugendliche

Corpus desk

Index DE-jugendstrafe · Jugendstrafe · German

Jugendstrafe · rank #70,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,430
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Juist

Nearest frequency peer: Juist (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Jugendstrafe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Jugendstrafe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jugendstrafe
PropertyValue
HeadwordJugendstrafe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʃtʁaːfə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jugendstrafe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Jugendstrafefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Juist“ (#70,431), „Joystick“ (#70,428), „Jungsteinzeit“ (#70,432). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jugendstrafe“ bei #70,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jugendstrafe is uncommon German at frequency #70,430 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʃtʁaːfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gerichtlich verhängte Freiheitsstrafe für Jugendliche".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Jugendstrafe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Jugendstrafe, spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-S-T-R-A-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    gerichtlich verhängte Freiheitsstrafe für Jugendliche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach einem brutalen Messerangriff auf offener Straße ist ein 15-Jähriger zu einer Jugendstrafe von fünf Jahren verurteilt worden.“
  2. „Die große Jugendkammer des Oldenburger Landgerichts hat zwei 17-Jährige wegen gefährlicher Körperverletzung zu Jugendstrafen von drei Jahren verurteilt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jugendstrafe"?
"Jugendstrafe" is spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-S-T-R-A-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʃtʁaːfə].
What does "Jugendstrafe" mean?
As a noun, "Jugendstrafe" means: gerichtlich verhängte Freiheitsstrafe für Jugendliche
How do you pronounce "Jugendstrafe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jugendstrafe" is [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌʃtʁaːfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jugendstrafe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list