Januar
\ˈjanu̯aːɐ̯\
The verdict
“Januar” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Janvier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-januar · Januar · French
Januar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Januar |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈjanu̯aːɐ̯\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Januar is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈjanu̯aːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Janvier.".
Januar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Januar, spelled J-A-N-U-A-R.
Definition
- 1Janvier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Januar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Januar ist der erste Monat im Jahr.
Im Januar 2021 trug auch Giuliani vor dem Sturm aufs Kapitol dazu bei, Trumps Anhänger aufzuhetzen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.