# Jena

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈjeɪnə/ · frequency rank #34,944

## Definitions
1. An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.
2. A town, the parish seat of LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, United States, which was named after the German city.

## Etymology
From German Jena.

## Easily confused with
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jon)
- **jet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jet)
- **jin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jin)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jun)
- **Jew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jew)
- **Jia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jia)
- **jer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jer)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-june)
- **Jews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jews)
- **jets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jets)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-junk)
- **jerk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jerk)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jung)
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jong)
- **Jess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jess)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-juno)
- **jinx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jinx)
- **jest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jest)
- **Jing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jing)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-joni)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ejna`, `jjena`, `jnea`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jena