Jungen

/[ˈjʊŋən]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#647

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Jungen is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Junge Pronounced [ˈjʊŋən]. It ranks #647 in German word frequency. Often confused with Jungs and Jürgen.

Key facts for Jungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordJungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjʊŋən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#647
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Jungen is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjʊŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #647 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Jungen, with forms such as "jjungen", "jnugen", and "jugnen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Jungs", "Jürgen", "Jünger", 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 Jungen, spelled J-U-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Junge
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Junge
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Junge
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Junge
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Junge
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Junge
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Junge

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjungen,jnugen,jugnen,junegn,jungenn,junggen,jungne,junngen,ujngen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Jungen

Misspelling Variants of "Jungen"

jjungen7jnugen6jugnen6junegn6jungenn7junggen7jungne6junngen7
Misspelling Variants of "Jungen"

Frequency rank: #647 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jungen"?
"Jungen" is spelled J-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjʊŋən].
What does "Jungen" mean?
As a noun, "Jungen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Junge
What words are commonly confused with "Jungen"?
"Jungen" is commonly confused with "Jungs", "Jürgen", "Jünger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jungen" is [ˈjʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jungen" come from?
"Jungen" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.