Junkers

[ˈjʊŋkɐs]

/[ˈjʊŋkɐs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Junkers” is uncommon German (frequency #57,994 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,994
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Junker

Corpus desk

Index DE-junkers · Junkers · German

Junkers · rank #57,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,994
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Juniorpartner

Nearest frequency peer: Juniorpartner (-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 „Junkers“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Junkers
PropertyValue
HeadwordJunkers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjʊŋkɐs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Junkers“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Junkersfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Juniorpartner“ (#57,993), „Kalabrien“ (#57,995), „Jihadisten“ (#57,991). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Junkers“ bei #57,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Junkers is uncommon German at frequency #57,994 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjʊŋkɐs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Junker".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Junkers, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Junkers, spelled J-U-N-K-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Junker

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 "Junkers"?
"Junkers" is spelled J-U-N-K-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjʊŋkɐs].
What does "Junkers" mean?
As a noun, "Junkers" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Junker
How do you pronounce "Junkers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Junkers" is [ˈjʊŋkɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Junkers" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intimer#57,985Kolping#58,020legales#58,049Maibaum#58,072

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list