Juristen
[juˈʁɪstn̩]
The verdict
“Juristen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,346 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,346
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jurist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Juristen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [juˈʁɪstn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,346 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Juristen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Juristen is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [juˈʁɪstn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,346 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Juristen, with forms such as "jjuristen", "jruisten", and "juirsten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Juristin", "Jurist", "jüngsten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Juristen, spelled J-U-R-I-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jurist
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Jurist
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Jurist
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Jurist
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Jurist
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Jurist
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Jurist
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjuristen,jruisten,juirsten,jurisetn,jurissten,juristenn,juristne,juristten,juritsen,jurristen,jursiten,ujristen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Juristen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Juristen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-U-R-I-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [juˈʁɪstn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Juristin” - see the side-by-side comparison. Juristen vs Juristin
- 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.