jun.

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The verdict

“jun.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung für junior

Corpus desk

Index DE-jun · jun. · German

jun. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for jun.
PropertyValue
Headwordjun.
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jun.“ im Deutschen

jun.sitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jun. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abkürzung für junior".

jun. doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is jun., spelled J-U-N-..

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für junior

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Herr Schüller-Müdenleid jun. besuchte mich vorgestern.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jun."?
"jun." is spelled J-U-N-.. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "jun." mean?
As an abbreviation, "jun." means: Abkürzung für junior
How do you pronounce "jun."?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jun." is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jun." come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list