jedevsJokeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: jede is a unknown, Joke is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jede” is an unknown and “Joke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#433
“jede” frequency rank
#24,394
“Joke” frequency rank
24827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jede Joke
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum attributiv des Indefinitpronomens jeder eine kleine (fiktive) Erzählung, Geschichte oder dergleichen, die zum Lachen anregen soll

Where the eye mixes jede and Joke

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

4 ch
jede
4 ch
Joke

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jede is [ˈjeːdə] while Joke is [d͡ʒoʊ̯k]. 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 (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jede is recorded at frequency rank #433, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːdə]. Joke is at rank #24,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d͡ʒoʊ̯k].

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 24827, this pair ranks #1,842,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jede vs Joke

Shared letters: ej. Private to "jede": d. Private to "Joke": ko.

"jede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Joke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jedeejde · jdee · jedde · jeed · jjede
  • Jokejjoke · jkoe · joek · jokke · ojke

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jede" and "Joke" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jede" is an unknown and "Joke" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "jede" or "Joke"?
"jede" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #433 in our German list, against #24,394 for "Joke". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list