jung

\jʊŋ\

/\jʊŋ\/ adj

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The verdict

“jung” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,925
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune, qui a un âge peu élevé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jung · jung · French

jung · rank #16,925 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,925
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kosovo

Nearest frequency peer: Kosovo (+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 « jung »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jung » 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).

jung vs jus
50% similar
jung vs jury
50% similar
jung vs just
50% similar

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

Key facts for jung
PropertyValue
Headwordjung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\jʊŋ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,925
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jung »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.jungse 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 « Kosovo » (#16,926), « Jamaïque » (#16,923), « laden » (#16,927). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jung » est au #16,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around jung (IPA \jʊŋ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,925 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for jung, with forms such as "jjung", "jnug", and "jugn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jus", "jury", "just", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jung, spelled J-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeune, qui a un âge peu élevé.
  2. 2
    Nouveau, nouvelle (en parlant de primeurs).
  3. 3
    Récent, récente, dernier, dernière (généralement en superlatif).
  4. 4
    Qui n'existe que depuis de peu de temps.
  5. 5
    Jeune, qui est caractérisé par la jeunesse, la fraîcheur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Tochter ist jung.
  2. Wagner bezahlt laut taz-Recherchen seinen Kämpfern zwischen 2.000 und 4.000 Dollar pro Monat – für junge afrikanische Männer ein Vermögen.

Synonyms

aktuelljugendlichneu

Antonyms

alt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjung
  • jnug
  • jugn
  • jungg
  • junng
  • ujng

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jung - 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.

jjung1jnug2jugn2jungg1junng1ujng2
Edit distance from "jung"

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 "jung"?
"jung" is spelled J-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \jʊŋ\.
What does "jung" mean?
As an adjective, "jung" means: Jeune, qui a un âge peu élevé.
What words are commonly confused with "jung"?
"jung" is commonly confused with "jus", "jury", "just". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jung" is \jʊŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jung" come from?
"jung" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lard#16,928into#16,921legs#16,929Luca#16,935

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Mick6 variantsHawaï6 variantspaume6 variantsfosses6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list