Jäcklein
[ˈjɛklaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Jäcklein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine/kurze Jacke
Corpus desk
Index DE-jacklein · Jäcklein · German
Jäcklein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Jäcklein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjɛklaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Jäcklein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Jäcklein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjɛklaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine/kurze Jacke".
Zero misspellings are on record for Jäcklein in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Jäcklein, spelled J-Ä-C-K-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1kleine/kurze Jacke
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Jäcklein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Figur hier in der Installation ist der Förster, sie soll dann ein Jäcklein in Grün und auch noch Stiefelchen und ein kleines Gewehr bekommen.
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.