you've

[juːv]

/[juːv]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“you've” is uncommon German (frequency #61,214 among 67 “Y” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,214
frequency rank, German
67
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - du hast

Corpus desk

Index DE-you-ve · you've · German

you've · rank #61,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,214
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 67
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zahnärztin

Nearest frequency peer: Zahnärztin (+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 „you've“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for you've
PropertyValue
Headwordyou've
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[juːv]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „you've“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zahnärztin“ (#61,215), „Wüstenrot“ (#61,212), „zerriss“ (#61,216). Unter 67 „Y“-Lemmata liegt „you've“ bei #61,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

you've is uncommon German at frequency #61,214 among 67 “Y” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [juːv]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

you've doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is you've, spelled Y-O-U-'-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    du hast
  2. 2
    ihr habt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Just look what you've done!
  2. This time you've gone too far.

Antonyms

I'vehe'sshe'sit'swe'vethey've

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 "you've"?
"you've" is spelled Y-O-U-'-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [juːv].
What does "you've" mean?
As an abbreviation, "you've" means: du hast
How do you pronounce "you've"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "you've" is [juːv]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "you've" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wölfin#61,211Zicken#61,220Wegzug#61,184Adolfs#61,252

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list