Jab

[d͡ʒɛp]

/[d͡ʒɛp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jab” is an uncommon German word, ranked #79,342 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#79,342
frequency rank, German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein gerader Schlag mit der Führhand

Key facts for Jab
PropertyValue
HeadwordJab
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d͡ʒɛp]
Letters3
Frequency rank#79,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jab” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Jab lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Jab is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d͡ʒɛp]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,342 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein gerader Schlag mit der Führhand".

Zero misspellings are on record for Jab in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jab, spelled J-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein gerader Schlag mit der Führhand

This word in other languages

jab(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jab"?
"Jab" is spelled J-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is [d͡ʒɛp].
What does "Jab" mean?
As a noun, "Jab" means: ein gerader Schlag mit der Führhand
How do you pronounce "Jab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jab" is [d͡ʒɛp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jab" come from?
"Jab" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Jab”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d͡ʒɛp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list