jungfräulich
[ˈjʊŋˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“jungfräulich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #78,170 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #78,170
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - als Mädchen/Frau unberührt, also ohne bereits Geschlechtsverkehr/Beischlaf praktiziert zu haben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jungfräulich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈjʊŋˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #78,170 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jungfräulich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for jungfräulich is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjʊŋˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,170 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jungfräulich, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is jungfräulich, spelled J-U-N-G-F-R-Ä-U-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1als Mädchen/Frau unberührt, also ohne bereits Geschlechtsverkehr/Beischlaf praktiziert zu haben
- 2als Landschaft/Gegenstand noch unberührt, also nicht entdeckt, benutzt, betreten oder Ähnliches
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “jungfräulich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-U-N-G-F-R-Ä-U-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjʊŋˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.