Which to use
“jäh” is an adjective and “Job” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,457
- “jäh” frequency rank
- #718
- “Job” frequency rank
- 40175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jäh | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unerwartet, abrupt und heftig sich entwickelnd | Arbeitsplatz, Stellung (Anstellung) für eine (vorübergehende) einträgliche Beschäftigung zum Zweck des Gelderwerbs |
Where the eye mixes jäh and Job
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. jäh and Job follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: jäh vs Job
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jäh is [jɛː] while Job is [d͡ʒɔp]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jäh is recorded at frequency rank #39,457, classified as anadj, pronounced [jɛː]. Job is at rank #718, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d͡ʒɔp].
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 40175, this pair ranks #1,515,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jäh vs Job
Shared letters: j. Private to "jäh": hä. Private to "Job": bo.
"jäh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Job" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jäh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Job" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jäh" and "Job" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jäh vs jn". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,515,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.