Jagdhund
[ˈjaːktˌhʊnt]
The verdict
“Jagdhund” is uncommon German (frequency #67,362 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,362
- frequency rank, German
- 7,951
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Hund, der speziell für die Jagd ausgebildet und trainiert ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jagdhund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjaːktˌhʊnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #67,362 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jagdhund” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Jagdhund is uncommon German at frequency #67,362 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjaːktˌhʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Hund, der speziell für die Jagd ausgebildet und trainiert ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Jagdhund in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Jagdhund, spelled J-A-G-D-H-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1ein Hund, der speziell für die Jagd ausgebildet und trainiert ist
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-A-G-D-H-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.