Juwel

[juˈveːl]

/[juˈveːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Juwel” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,003
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geschliffener und damit veredelter Edelstein

Corpus desk

Index DE-juwel · Juwel · German

Juwel · rank #24,003 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,003
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH ji

Nearest frequency peer: ji (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Juwel“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Juwel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Juwel vs juwelen
57% similar
Juwel vs Jude
60% similar
Juwel vs Joel
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Juwel
PropertyValue
HeadwordJuwel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[juˈveːl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,003
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Juwel“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Juwelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ji“ (#24,002), „jegliches“ (#24,001), „Kaff“ (#24,005). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Juwel“ bei #24,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Juwel (IPA [juˈveːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,003 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Juwel, with forms such as "jjuwel", "juewl", and "juwell". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "juwelen", "Jude", "Joel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Juwel, spelled J-U-W-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    geschliffener und damit veredelter Edelstein
  2. 2
    (wertvolles) Schmuckstück
  3. 3
    eine Rebsorte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Schmuckhändler weiß mit Juwelen umzugehen.
  2. „Im Zentrum erhob sich ein mit Juwelen besetzter Prachttempel, der dem semitischen Sonnengott Elagabal gewidmet war.“

Synonyms

SteinEdelsteinSchmuckSchmuckstück

Antonyms

MineralRohdiamantPlunderModeschmuck

This word in other languages

jewel(English)joya(Español)bijou(Français)jóia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjuwel
  • juewl
  • juwell
  • juwle
  • juwwel
  • jwuel
  • ujwel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Juwel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jjuwel1juewl2juwell1juwle2juwwel1jwuel2ujwel2
Edit distance from "Juwel"

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 "Juwel"?
"Juwel" is spelled J-U-W-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [juˈveːl].
What does "Juwel" mean?
As a noun, "Juwel" means: geschliffener und damit veredelter Edelstein
What words are commonly confused with "Juwel"?
"Juwel" is commonly confused with "juwelen", "Jude", "Joel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Juwel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Juwel" is [juˈveːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Juwel" come from?
"Juwel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Holly#23,986Kripo#24,022Ladys#24,024hegen#23,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list