jung

/ˈjuŋ/

//ˈjuŋ// adj

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The verdict

“jung” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,914
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jovem

Corpus desk

Index PT-jung · jung · Portuguese

jung · rank #10,914 · 6 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,914
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH jade

Nearest frequency peer: jade (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “jung”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “jung” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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 juro
50% similar
jung vs júri
25% similar
jung vs just
50% similar

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

Key facts for jung
PropertyValue
Headwordjung
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈjuŋ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,914
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “jung”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.jungcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “jade” (#10,913), “juramento” (#10,915), “interrompido” (#10,910). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jung” fica em #10,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around jung (IPA /ˈjuŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,914 among 196 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "juro", "júri", "just", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is jung, spelled J-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    jovem
  2. 2
    novo
  3. 3
    atual, recente

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. Das ist aber ein junger Mensch!
  2. Das ist ein junges Unternehmen.

Synonyms

aktuell

Antonyms

altfrüh

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 - 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.

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 Portuguese 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 /ˈjuŋ/.
What does "jung" mean?
As an adjective, "jung" means: jovem
What words are commonly confused with "jung"?
"jung" is commonly confused with "juro", "júri", "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 /ˈjuŋ/. 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 Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

jade#10,913reto#10,954rima#10,956role#10,958

Similar misspelling depth

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

class6 variantscareca6 variantsdawn6 variantspouso6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list