Jamaikaner

[jamaɪ̯ˈkaːnɐ]

/[jamaɪ̯ˈkaːnɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Jamaikaner” is uncommon German (frequency #76,931 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,931
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsbürger von Jamaika

Corpus desk

Index DE-jamaikaner · Jamaikaner · German

Jamaikaner · rank #76,931 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,931
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iod

Nearest frequency peer: Iod (-2 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 „Jamaikaner“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jamaikaner
PropertyValue
HeadwordJamaikaner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jamaɪ̯ˈkaːnɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,931
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jamaikaner“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Jamaikanerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Iod“ (#76,929), „Jazzmusiker“ (#76,934), „inoffizieller“ (#76,927). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jamaikaner“ bei #76,931. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jamaikaner is uncommon German at frequency #76,931 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [jamaɪ̯ˈkaːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staatsbürger von Jamaika".

Jamaikaner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Jamaikaner, spelled J-A-M-A-I-K-A-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsbürger von Jamaika

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Unter den erfolgreichsten Sprintern sind viele Jamaikaner.

Synonyms

Jamaiker

This word in other languages

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 "Jamaikaner"?
"Jamaikaner" is spelled J-A-M-A-I-K-A-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [jamaɪ̯ˈkaːnɐ].
What does "Jamaikaner" mean?
As a noun, "Jamaikaner" means: Staatsbürger von Jamaika
How do you pronounce "Jamaikaner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jamaikaner" is [jamaɪ̯ˈkaːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jamaikaner" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list