Jugendweihe

[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌvaɪ̯ə]

/[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌvaɪ̯ə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jugendweihe” is uncommon German (frequency #78,169 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,169
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - feierlicher Eintritt von Jugendlichen ins Erwachsenenalter ohne religiösen Hintergrund

Key facts for Jugendweihe
PropertyValue
HeadwordJugendweihe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjuːɡn̩tˌvaɪ̯ə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jugendweihe” 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). Jugendweihe lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jugendweihe is uncommon German at frequency #78,169 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌvaɪ̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feierlicher Eintritt von Jugendlichen ins Erwachsenenalter ohne religiösen Hintergrund".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Jugendweihe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jugendweihe, spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-W-E-I-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    feierlicher Eintritt von Jugendlichen ins Erwachsenenalter ohne religiösen Hintergrund

Synonyms

Jugendfeier

Antonyms

KonfirmationFirmung

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 "Jugendweihe"?
"Jugendweihe" is spelled J-U-G-E-N-D-W-E-I-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌvaɪ̯ə].
What does "Jugendweihe" mean?
As a noun, "Jugendweihe" means: feierlicher Eintritt von Jugendlichen ins Erwachsenenalter ohne religiösen Hintergrund
How do you pronounce "Jugendweihe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jugendweihe" is [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌvaɪ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jugendweihe" come from?
"Jugendweihe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Jugendweihe”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is J-U-G-E-N-D-W-E-I-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjuːɡn̩tˌvaɪ̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list