Jonathan

\ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃\

/\ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃\/ name

The verdict

“Jonathan” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,881
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fils de Saül.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jonathan · Jonathan · French

Jonathan · rank #5,881 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,881
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jason

Nearest frequency peer: Jason (-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 « Jonathan »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Jonathan » 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
Key facts for Jonathan
PropertyValue
HeadwordJonathan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,881
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Jonathan »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Jason » (#5,880), « jouait » (#5,882), « invisible » (#5,879). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Jonathan » est au #5,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Jonathan (IPA \ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,881 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fils de Saül.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jonathan, with forms such as "jjonathan", "jnoathan", and "joanthan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Jonathan, spelled J-O-N-A-T-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fils de Saül.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjonathan
  • jnoathan
  • joanthan
  • jonahtan
  • jonatahn
  • jonathann
  • jonathhan
  • jonathna
  • jonatthan
  • jonnathan
  • jontahan
  • ojnathan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jonathan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jjonathan1jnoathan2joanthan2jonahtan2jonatahn2jonathann1jonathhan1jonathna2
Edit distance from "Jonathan"

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 "Jonathan"?
"Jonathan" is spelled J-O-N-A-T-H-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃\.
What does "Jonathan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jonathan" means: Fils de Saül.
What are common misspellings of "Jonathan"?
Common misspellings include "jjonathan", "jnoathan", "joanthan", "jonahtan", "jonatahn". The correct spelling is "Jonathan".
How do you pronounce "Jonathan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jonathan" is \ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jonathan" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list