Jungbrunnen

[ˈjʊŋˌbʁʊnən]

/[ˈjʊŋˌbʁʊnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jungbrunnen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,541 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,541
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quelle, deren Wasser dem, der es trinkt oder der darin badet, Heilung und Verjüngung verheißt

Corpus desk

Index DE-jungbrunnen · Jungbrunnen · German

Jungbrunnen · rank #62,541 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,541
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jugendwort

Nearest frequency peer: Jugendwort (-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 „Jungbrunnen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jungbrunnen
PropertyValue
HeadwordJungbrunnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjʊŋˌbʁʊnən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jungbrunnen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Jungbrunnenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jugendwort“ (#62,540), „Jungtier“ (#62,542), „Jugendstrafrecht“ (#62,539). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jungbrunnen“ bei #62,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jungbrunnen is uncommon German at frequency #62,541 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjʊŋˌbʁʊnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Jungbrunnen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Jungbrunnen, spelled J-U-N-G-B-R-U-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quelle, deren Wasser dem, der es trinkt oder der darin badet, Heilung und Verjüngung verheißt
  2. 2
    Erlebnis, das einen sich wieder jung fühlen lässt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der spanische Konquistador Juan Ponce de León suchte auf seiner Expedition nach Florida 1513 vergeblich nach dem verheißenen Jungbrunnen.“
  2. „Selbst aus dem Jungbrunnen kommen Cranachs ohnehin schablonenhafte Mädchenfrauen etwas anämisch, verglichen mit der überquellenden, nahezu erdrückenden Opulenz der »Zwei Hexen« des Dürer-Schülers Hans Baldung, genannt Grien, von 1523.“

Synonyms

LebensbrunnenQuickbornQuelle der ewigen JugendQuelle des ewigen Lebens

This word in other languages

Fountain of Youth(English)fontaine de Jouvence(Français)

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 "Jungbrunnen"?
"Jungbrunnen" is spelled J-U-N-G-B-R-U-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjʊŋˌbʁʊnən].
What does "Jungbrunnen" mean?
As a noun, "Jungbrunnen" means: Quelle, deren Wasser dem, der es trinkt oder der darin badet, Heilung und Verjüngung verheißt
How do you pronounce "Jungbrunnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jungbrunnen" is [ˈjʊŋˌbʁʊnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jungbrunnen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list