Jargon

/[ʒaʁˈɡɔŋ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,002

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Jargon is aGermannoun. It means: Art und Weise des Sich-Ausdrückens bestimmter sozialer, beruflicher oder ähnlicher Gesellschaftskreise innerhalb einer Sprache Pronounced [ʒaʁˈɡɔŋ]. Often confused with Jason and Jürgen.

Key facts for Jargon
PropertyValue
HeadwordJargon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʒaʁˈɡɔŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,002
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Jargon in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Jargon is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʒaʁˈɡɔŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,002 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Jargon, with forms such as "ajrgon", "jagron", and "jarggon". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Jason", "Jürgen", "jagen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Jargon, spelled J-A-R-G-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art und Weise des Sich-Ausdrückens bestimmter sozialer, beruflicher oder ähnlicher Gesellschaftskreise innerhalb einer Sprache
  2. 2
    Ostjiddisch
  3. 3
    heller Zirkon

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajrgon,jagron,jarggon,jargno,jargonn,jarogn,jarrgon,jjargon,jragon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Jargon

Misspelling Variants of "Jargon"

ajrgon6jagron6jarggon7jargno6jargonn7jarogn6jarrgon7jjargon7
Misspelling Variants of "Jargon"

Frequency rank: #37,002 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jargon"?
"Jargon" is spelled J-A-R-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒaʁˈɡɔŋ].
What does "Jargon" mean?
As a noun, "Jargon" means: Art und Weise des Sich-Ausdrückens bestimmter sozialer, beruflicher oder ähnlicher Gesellschaftskreise innerhalb einer Sprache
What words are commonly confused with "Jargon"?
"Jargon" is commonly confused with "Jason", "Jürgen", "jagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jargon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jargon" is [ʒaʁˈɡɔŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jargon" come from?
"Jargon" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.