jako

[ˈjakɔ]

/[ˈjakɔ]/ conj

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The verdict

“jako” is uncommon German (frequency #70,423 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,423
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vergleicht zwei oder mehr Elemente mit demselben Wert; wie

Key facts for jako
PropertyValue
Headwordjako
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[ˈjakɔ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,423
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jako” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jako lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jako is uncommon German at frequency #70,423 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as aconjunction, transcribed [ˈjakɔ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jako, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is jako, spelled J-A-K-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vergleicht zwei oder mehr Elemente mit demselben Wert; wie
  2. 2
    leitet eine Ergänzung ein; als
  3. 3
    leitet ein Beispiel oder mehrere Beispiele ein, die der Veranschaulichung dienen; wie

This word in other languages

as(English)

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 "jako"?
"jako" is spelled J-A-K-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjakɔ].
What does "jako" mean?
As a conjunction, "jako" means: vergleicht zwei oder mehr Elemente mit demselben Wert; wie
How do you pronounce "jako"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jako" is [ˈjakɔ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jako" come from?
"jako" 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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Using “jako”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-A-K-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjakɔ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list