jäten
[ˈjɛːtn̩]
The verdict
“jäten” is uncommon German (frequency #89,134 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,134
- frequency rank, German
- 7,951
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (eine Pflanze, vor allem Unkraut, von Hand oder mit einem Werkzeug samt Wurzel) aus dem Boden herausziehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jäten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈjɛːtn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #89,134 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jäten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jäten is uncommon German at frequency #89,134 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈjɛːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jäten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is jäten, spelled J-Ä-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1(eine Pflanze, vor allem Unkraut, von Hand oder mit einem Werkzeug samt Wurzel) aus dem Boden herausziehen
- 2etwas frei von (unliebsamen) Pflanzen (vor allem Unkraut) machen
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.
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Using “jäten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-Ä-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.