jūra
[juːra]
The verdict
“jūra” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Meer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jūra |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [juːra] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jūra” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for jūra is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [juːra]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Meer".
jūra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is jūra, spelled J-Ū-R-A.
Definition
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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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “jūra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-Ū-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [juːra] (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.