Jeck

[jɛk]

/[jɛk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jeck” is uncommon German (frequency #64,398 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,398
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Karneval feiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-jeck · Jeck · German

Jeck · rank #64,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,398
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jew

Nearest frequency peer: Jew (+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 „Jeck“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jeck
PropertyValue
HeadwordJeck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jɛk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jeck“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jew“ (#64,400), „Jahreskarte“ (#64,395), „JL“ (#64,401). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jeck“ bei #64,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jeck is uncommon German at frequency #64,398 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [jɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Jeck in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jeck, spelled J-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Karneval feiert
  2. 2
    jemand, der geistig verwirrt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An Rosenmontag sind Kölns Jecken gut gelaunt.
  2. „Heute sind etwa 65000 Jecken unterwegs.“

Synonyms

NarrFastnachtsnarrFastnachter

This word in other languages

carnavaleux(Français)

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 "Jeck"?
"Jeck" is spelled J-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [jɛk].
What does "Jeck" mean?
As a noun, "Jeck" means: jemand, der Karneval feiert
How do you pronounce "Jeck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jeck" is [jɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jeck" come from?
"Jeck" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Gung#64,328loot#64,490loud#64,493PDFs#64,596

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list