jako

[ˈjakɔ]

/[ˈjakɔ]/ conj

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The verdict

“jako” is uncommon German (frequency #70,423 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,423
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vergleicht zwei oder mehr Elemente mit demselben Wert; wie

Corpus desk

Index DE-jako · jako · German

jako · rank #70,423 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,423
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jara

Nearest frequency peer: jara (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „jako“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jako
PropertyValue
Headwordjako
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[ˈjakɔ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,423
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jako“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).jakofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „jara“ (#70,424), „Jeremia“ (#70,425), „Jesses“ (#70,426). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jako“ bei #70,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jako is uncommon German at frequency #70,423 among 699 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je stejně velký jako já.
  2. Bili se jako lvi, ale proti takové přesile nic nezmohli.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jara#70,424Kaka#70,435Kiga#70,453hitz#70,390

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list