jaguar

[ˈdʒæɡjuːəʴ]

/[ˈdʒæɡjuːəʴ]/ noun

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The verdict

“jaguar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,295
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Corpus desk

Index DE-jaguar · jaguar · German

jaguar · rank #18,295 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,295
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kanu

Nearest frequency peer: Kanu (+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 „jaguar“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „jaguar“ 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).

jaguar vs Januar
67% similar
jaguar vs Jäger
33% similar

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

Key facts for jaguar
PropertyValue
Headwordjaguar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʒæɡjuːəʴ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,295
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „jaguar“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.jaguarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kanu“ (#18,296), „Iserlohn“ (#18,293), „Irische“ (#18,292). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jaguar“ bei #18,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around jaguar (IPA [ˈdʒæɡjuːəʴ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,295 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Jaguar (Panthera onca)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for jaguar, with forms such as "ajguar", "jagaur", and "jagguar". 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, "Januar", "Jäger", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is jaguar, spelled J-A-G-U-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "The jaguar is very like the leopard, but is considerably larger, and may be easily distinguished from that animal by the appearance of the spots, which are larger than those of the leopard, and are composed of a black spot surrounded by several others. There is also a black streak across the chest."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajguar
  • jagaur
  • jagguar
  • jaguarr
  • jagura
  • jaugar
  • jgauar
  • jjaguar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jaguar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ajguar2jagaur2jagguar1jaguarr1jagura2jaugar2jgauar2jjaguar1
Edit distance from "jaguar"

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 "jaguar"?
"jaguar" is spelled J-A-G-U-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʒæɡjuːəʴ].
What does "jaguar" mean?
As a noun, "jaguar" means: Jaguar (Panthera onca)
What words are commonly confused with "jaguar"?
"jaguar" is commonly confused with "Januar", "Jäger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jaguar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jaguar" is [ˈdʒæɡjuːəʴ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jaguar" come from?
"jaguar" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

klopft#18,298Hörner#18,287Hundes#18,286Kürbis#18,309

Similar misspelling depth

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

Lachs8 variantsGeiste8 variantsFeuern8 variantsDSGVO8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list