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

#13,405
“jubeln” frequency rank
#22,390
“jubelt” frequency rank
35795
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jubeln jubelt
Definition lautstark Freude ausdrücken 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jubeln

Where the eye mixes jubeln and jubelt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jubeln and jubelt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
jubeln
6 ch
jubelt

Look-alike desk: jubeln vs jubelt

A purely visual mix-up. jubeln ([ˈjuːbl̩n]) and jubelt ([ˈjuːbl̩t]) 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 a single letter - n in “jubeln” becomes t in “jubelt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jubeln is recorded at frequency rank #13,405, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈjuːbl̩n]. jubelt is at rank #22,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈjuːbl̩t].

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 35795, this pair ranks #1,631,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jubeln vs jubelt

Shared letters: bejlu. Private to "jubeln": n. Private to "jubelt": t.

"jubeln" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "jubelt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jubeln ← jbueln · jjubeln · jubbeln · jubelln · jubelnn · jubenl · jublen · juebln
  • jubelt ← jbuelt · jjubelt · jubbelt · jubellt · jubeltt · jubetl · jublet · jueblt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jubeln" for "jubelt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjuːbl̩n] versus [ˈjuːbl̩t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "jubeln" or "jubelt" show up more?
"jubeln" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,405 in our German list, against #22,390 for "jubelt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "jubeln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jubelt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,631,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jubeln" and "jubelt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jubelt vs Juwel". 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 #1,631,345 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