jag

[jaːk]

/[jaːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“jag” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #43,996) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#43,996
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs jagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jag · jag · German

jag · rank #43,996 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,996
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Journalistinn…

Nearest frequency peer: Journalistinnen (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „jag“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „jag“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

jag vs je
33% similar
jag vs jo
33% similar
jag vs Jg
33% similar

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

Key facts for jag
PropertyValue
Headwordjag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[jaːk]
Letters3
Frequency rank#43,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „jag“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).jagliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Journalistinnen“ (#43,997), „IPA“ (#43,994), „jugoslawischen“ (#43,998). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jag“ bei #43,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for jag is neighbouring look-alikes ("je", "jo", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [jaːk]. Frequency #43,996 among 699 “J” headwords. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs jagen".

No misspelling variants are generated for jag in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "je", "jo", "Jg", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is jag, spelled J-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs jagen

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 "jag"?
"jag" is spelled J-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [jaːk].
What does "jag" mean?
As a verb, "jag" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs jagen
What words are commonly confused with "jag"?
"jag" is commonly confused with "je", "jo", "Jg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jag" is [jaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jag" come from?
"jag" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

IPA#43,994idF#43,983lui#44,056LVL#44,057

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list