Jungtier

[ˈjʊŋˌtiːɐ̯]

/[ˈjʊŋˌtiːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Jungtier” is uncommon German (frequency #62,542 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,542
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - noch nicht ausgewachsenes oder geschlechtsreifes Tier

Corpus desk

Index DE-jungtier · Jungtier · German

Jungtier · rank #62,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,542
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jungbrunnen

Nearest frequency peer: Jungbrunnen (-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 „Jungtier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jungtier
PropertyValue
HeadwordJungtier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjʊŋˌtiːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jungtier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jungbrunnen“ (#62,541), „jüdischem“ (#62,543), „Jugendwort“ (#62,540). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jungtier“ bei #62,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jungtier is uncommon German at frequency #62,542 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjʊŋˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "noch nicht ausgewachsenes oder geschlechtsreifes Tier".

No misspelling variants are generated for Jungtier in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Jungtier, spelled J-U-N-G-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    noch nicht ausgewachsenes oder geschlechtsreifes Tier

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Jungtiere bleiben ein halbes Jahr bei der Mutter, bevor sie eigene Wege gehen.
  2. „Das vor vierzigtausend Jahren gestorbene Jungtier war in dem Dauerfrostboden fast unversehrt erhalten geblieben.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jungtier"?
"Jungtier" is spelled J-U-N-G-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjʊŋˌtiːɐ̯].
What does "Jungtier" mean?
As a noun, "Jungtier" means: noch nicht ausgewachsenes oder geschlechtsreifes Tier
How do you pronounce "Jungtier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jungtier" is [ˈjʊŋˌtiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jungtier" come from?
"Jungtier" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list