juvenile

[juveˈniːlə]

/[juveˈniːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“juvenile” is an uncommon German word, ranked #93,122 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#93,122
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil

Key facts for juvenile
PropertyValue
Headwordjuvenile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[juveˈniːlə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,122
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “juvenile” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). juvenile lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for juvenile is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [juveˈniːlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,122 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for juvenile in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is juvenile, spelled J-U-V-E-N-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil

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 "juvenile"?
"juvenile" is spelled J-U-V-E-N-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [juveˈniːlə].
What does "juvenile" mean?
As an adjective, "juvenile" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs juvenil
How do you pronounce "juvenile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juvenile" is [juveˈniːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juvenile" come from?
"juvenile" 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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Using “juvenile”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-U-V-E-N-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [juveˈniːlə] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list