Jacquard

[ʒaˈkaːɐ̯]

/[ʒaˈkaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jacquard” is uncommon German (frequency #85,406 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,406
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewebe mit großen, komplizierten Mustern, das auf speziellen Webmaschinen (Jacquardmaschinen) hergestellt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-jacquard · Jacquard · German

Jacquard · rank #85,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,406
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH isoliertes

Nearest frequency peer: isoliertes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Jacquard“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Jacquard“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jacquard
PropertyValue
HeadwordJacquard
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʒaˈkaːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,406
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jacquard“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Jacquardfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „isoliertes“ (#85,404), „Jahrestage“ (#85,408), „Isernhagen“ (#85,403). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jacquard“ bei #85,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jacquard is uncommon German at frequency #85,406 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʒaˈkaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gewebe mit großen, komplizierten Mustern, das auf speziellen Webmaschinen (Jacquardmaschinen) hergestellt wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Jacquard, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Jacquard, spelled J-A-C-Q-U-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewebe mit großen, komplizierten Mustern, das auf speziellen Webmaschinen (Jacquardmaschinen) hergestellt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im Salon hingen Vorhänge aus Jacquard.

Synonyms

Jacquardgewebe

This word in other languages

jacquard(English)jacquard(Français)

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 "Jacquard"?
"Jacquard" is spelled J-A-C-Q-U-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒaˈkaːɐ̯].
What does "Jacquard" mean?
As a noun, "Jacquard" means: Gewebe mit großen, komplizierten Mustern, das auf speziellen Webmaschinen (Jacquardmaschinen) hergestellt wird
How do you pronounce "Jacquard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jacquard" is [ʒaˈkaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jacquard" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jazzband#85,414increase#85,392Kaskaden#85,432hinsetzt#85,367

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list