Julian

/[ˈjuːli̯aːn]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,527

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Julian is aGermanname. It means: männlicher Vorname Pronounced [ˈjuːli̯aːn]. It ranks #4,527 in German word frequency. Often confused with Julie and julio.

Key facts for Julian
PropertyValue
HeadwordJulian
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈjuːli̯aːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,527
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Julian in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Julian is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjuːli̯aːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,527 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Julian, with forms such as "jjulian", "jluian", and "juilan". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Julie", "julio", "Julius", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Julian, spelled J-U-L-I-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjulian,jluian,juilan,julain,juliann,julina,jullian,ujlian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Julian

Misspelling Variants of "Julian"

jjulian7jluian6juilan6julain6juliann7julina6jullian7ujlian6
Misspelling Variants of "Julian"

Frequency rank: #4,527 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Julian"?
"Julian" is spelled J-U-L-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjuːli̯aːn].
What does "Julian" mean?
As a name, "Julian" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Julian"?
"Julian" is commonly confused with "Julie", "julio", "Julius". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Julian"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Julian" is [ˈjuːli̯aːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Julian" come from?
"Julian" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.