jenever
/dʒəˈniːvəɹ/noun
jenever is spelled J-E-N-E-V-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jenever means “A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jenever is jenevers.
How many letters and syllables are in jenever?
| Letters | 7: J-E-N-E-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jenever?
Jenever appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jenever?
- /dʒəˈniːvəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of jenever
- jenevers plural
- genever
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jenever mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jenever in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spirit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | genièvre |
| German | Genever |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jenever come from?
Borrowed from Dutch jenever (“jenever”), from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).