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der wahre Jakob

German, noun[deːɐ̯ ˈvaːʁə ˈjaːkɔp]

der wahre Jakob is spelled D-E-R-W-A-H-R-E-J-A-K-O-B (13 letters). Der wahre Jakob is a German masculine noun meaning “the real McCoy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does der wahre Jakob mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinethe real McCoy

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. etwas fühlt sich falsch an; nicht das Richtige sein

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce der wahre Jakob?

  • [deːɐ̯ ˈvaːʁə ˈjaːkɔp]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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