Junge

\ˈjʊ.ŋə\

/\ˈjʊ.ŋə\/ noun

The verdict

“Junge” is uncommon French (frequency #89,846 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,846
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garçon, gamin, (dans le sens de l'enfant masculin).

Corpus desk

Index FR-junge · Junge · French

Junge · rank #89,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,846
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH kantienne

Nearest frequency peer: kantienne (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Junge »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Junge » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Junge
PropertyValue
HeadwordJunge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈjʊ.ŋə\
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Junge » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Jungetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « kantienne » (#89,847), « jouissive » (#89,844), « kaos » (#89,848). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Junge » est au #89,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Junge is uncommon French at frequency #89,846 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈjʊ.ŋə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Junge has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Junge, spelled J-U-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garçon, gamin, (dans le sens de l'enfant masculin).
  2. 2
    Garçon, (dans le sens d'un jeune homme).
  3. 3
    Gars.
  4. 4
    Apprenti.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du bist doch schon ein großer Junge.
  2. Mein Sohn ist ein sensibler Junge.

Synonyms

BambinoBubBubeBübchenBübelBubiBübleinBurschBürschchenBurscheBurschiButtjeButtjerButtscherDreikäsehochHalbwüchsigerHosenmatzKerlchenKleinerkleiner FurzKnabeKnirpsMatzPiepelSchnauferSteppkeStropp

Antonyms

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 "Junge"?
"Junge" is spelled J-U-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈjʊ.ŋə\.
What does "Junge" mean?
As a noun, "Junge" means: Garçon, gamin, (dans le sens de l'enfant masculin).
How do you pronounce "Junge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Junge" is \ˈjʊ.ŋə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Junge" come from?
"Junge" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list