Jackpot

[ˈd͡ʒɛkpɔt]

/[ˈd͡ʒɛkpɔt]/ noun

The verdict

“Jackpot” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,940
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gemeinsamer Spieleinsatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-jackpot · Jackpot · German

Jackpot · rank #18,940 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,940
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH intakt

Nearest frequency peer: intakt (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Jackpot“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Jackpot“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Jackpot vs Jackson
71% similar
Jackpot vs jacket
57% similar
Jackpot vs Jackett
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Jackpot
PropertyValue
HeadwordJackpot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɛkpɔt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,940
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Jackpot“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Jackpotliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „intakt“ (#18,938), „justice“ (#18,942), „Instanzen“ (#18,937). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jackpot“ bei #18,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Jackpot (IPA [ˈd͡ʒɛkpɔt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,940 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jackpot, with forms such as "ajckpot", "jacckpot", and "jackkpot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Jackson", "jacket", "Jackett", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Jackpot, spelled J-A-C-K-P-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gemeinsamer Spieleinsatz
  2. 2
    gesammelter, kumulierter und meist hoher Spielgewinn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Jackpot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er zog es in Betracht, den Jackpot zu erhöhen.“
  2. Der Jackpot wurde wieder von einem Schwaben geknackt.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajckpot
  • jacckpot
  • jackkpot
  • jackopt
  • jackpott
  • jackppot
  • jackpto
  • jacpkot
  • jakcpot
  • jcakpot
  • jjackpot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jackpot - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ajckpot2jacckpot1jackkpot1jackopt2jackpott1jackppot1jackpto2jacpkot2
Edit distance from "Jackpot"

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 "Jackpot"?
"Jackpot" is spelled J-A-C-K-P-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɛkpɔt].
What does "Jackpot" mean?
As a noun, "Jackpot" means: gemeinsamer Spieleinsatz
What words are commonly confused with "Jackpot"?
"Jackpot" is commonly confused with "Jackson", "jacket", "Jackett". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jackpot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jackpot" is [ˈd͡ʒɛkpɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jackpot" come from?
"Jackpot" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jackpot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list