Johannes

name

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The verdict

“Johannes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,773
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-johannes · Johannes · French

Johannes · rank #26,773 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,773
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jocelyn

Nearest frequency peer: Jocelyn (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Johannes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Johannes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Johannes vs Johann
75% similar
Johannes vs Joanne
75% similar
Johannes vs Johanna
75% similar

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

Key facts for Johannes
PropertyValue
HeadwordJohannes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,773
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Johannes »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Johannesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Jocelyn » (#26,772), « Juda » (#26,774), « kia » (#26,775). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Johannes » est au #26,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Johannes, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,773 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Johannes, with forms such as "jhoannes", "jjohannes", and "joahnnes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Johann", "Joanne", "Johanna", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Johannes, spelled J-O-H-A-N-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Tricolore Émilien Jacquelin s’est, lui, classé troisième de la poursuite masculine, derrière les deux Norvégiens Johannes Boe, toujours intouchable, et Sturla Laegreid.
  2. Ce vendredi, à 20 h 30, la Chœur Air France interprétera des œuvres de Johannes Brahms à la salle Gaveau (8ᵉ).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jhoannes
  • jjohannes
  • joahnnes
  • johanens
  • johanes
  • johanness
  • johannse
  • johhannes
  • johnanes
  • ojhannes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Johannes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jhoannes2jjohannes1joahnnes2johanens2johanes1johanness1johannse2johhannes1
Edit distance from "Johannes"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Johannes"?
"Johannes" is spelled J-O-H-A-N-N-E-S.
What does "Johannes" mean?
As a proper noun, "Johannes" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Johannes"?
"Johannes" is commonly confused with "Johann", "Joanne", "Johanna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Johannes" come from?
"Johannes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

invaincu#26,768lamelles#26,779longeant#26,787manucure#26,793

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Mauricie10 variantsMaxence10 variantsMongole10 variantsfratrie10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list