Jackerl
[ˈjakɐl]
The verdict
“Jackerl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine/kurze Jacke
Corpus desk
Index DE-jackerl · Jackerl · German
Jackerl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jackerl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjakɐl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Jackerl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Jackerl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjakɐl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine/kurze Jacke".
Jackerl doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Jackerl, spelled J-A-C-K-E-R-L.
Definition
- 1kleine/kurze Jacke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Jackerl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Mama hat mir immer so Huterln gestrickt, die saßen am Hinterkopf. Ich hab ausgeschaut wie ein jüdischer Knabe, halt mit Jackerl, Hosen und Gummistiefeln.“
„Unter den Devotionalien, die in München an der Wand hängen, findet man beispielsweise ganz hinten, links über der kleinen Bühne, eine Jacke von Adel Tawil. […] Hier aber bekommt sein Jackerl einen Ehrenplatz.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.