Jacobi

[jaˈkoːbi]

/[jaˈkoːbi]/ name

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The verdict

“Jacobi” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,653
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-jacobi · Jacobi · German

Jacobi · rank #21,653 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,653
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Instruments

Nearest frequency peer: Instruments (-1 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 „Jacobi“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Jacobi“ 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).

Jacobi vs Jakob
67% similar
Jacobi vs Jakobs
67% similar

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

Key facts for Jacobi
PropertyValue
HeadwordJacobi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[jaˈkoːbi]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,653
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Jacobi“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Instruments“ (#21,652), „June“ (#21,654), „inhaftierten“ (#21,651). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jacobi“ bei #21,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Jacobi (IPA [jaˈkoːbi]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,653 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jacobi, with forms such as "ajcobi", "jacboi", and "jaccobi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Jakob", "Jakobs", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Jacobi, spelled J-A-C-O-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Jacobi ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Jacobi wollte uns kein Interview geben.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajcobi
  • jacboi
  • jaccobi
  • jacobbi
  • jacoib
  • jaocbi
  • jcaobi
  • jjacobi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jacobi - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ajcobi2jacboi2jaccobi1jacobbi1jacoib2jaocbi2jcaobi2jjacobi1
Edit distance from "Jacobi"

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 "Jacobi"?
"Jacobi" is spelled J-A-C-O-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is [jaˈkoːbi].
What does "Jacobi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jacobi" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Jacobi"?
"Jacobi" is commonly confused with "Jakob", "Jakobs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jacobi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jacobi" is [jaˈkoːbi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jacobi" come from?
"Jacobi" 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 "Jacobi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jungle#21,655Ingwer#21,650Kalkül#21,656Kerber#21,660

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

labern8 variantsgetreu8 variantsLouvre8 variantsläuten8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list