JadevsjedWhich spelling fits?

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“Jade” and “jed” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,265
“Jade” frequency rank
#44,721
“jed” frequency rank
63986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Jade jed
Definition ein smaragdgrünes, grünlichweißes, hellgrünes bis grünes, sehr festes Mineral ( drei Minerale, Jadeit, Nephrit und Chloromelanit), Halbedelstein, Edelstein, Schmuckstein, Heilstein, das als Schmuck und im Kunstgewerbe verwendet wird gesundheitsschädliche oder potenziell tödliche Substanz; Gift

Where the eye mixes Jade and jed

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Jade
3 ch
jed

Look-alike desk: Jade vs jed

A purely visual mix-up. Jade ([ˈjaːdə]) and jed ([jɛt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Jade is recorded at frequency rank #19,265, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjaːdə]. jed is at rank #44,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced [jɛt].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 63986, this pair ranks #657,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Jade vs jed

Shared letters: dej. Private to "Jade": a. Private to "jed": -.

"Jade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "jed" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Jadeajde · jadde · jaed · jdae · jjade

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Jade" and "jed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjaːdə] versus [jɛt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Jade" or "jed"?
"Jade" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,265 in our German list, against #44,721 for "jed". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Jade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #657,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Jade" and "jed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jed vs jn". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #657,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list