jeder

/[ˈjeːdɐ]/ pron

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#221

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

jeder is aGermanpron. It means: ein Einzelner (eine Einzelne, ein Einzelnes) zusammen mit allen anderen einer Gruppe Pronounced [ˈjeːdɐ]. It ranks #221 in German word frequency. Often confused with jene and Jude.

Key facts for jeder
PropertyValue
Headwordjeder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPron
IPA[ˈjeːdɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#221
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for jeder is 5 letters long, classified as apron, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjeːdɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #221 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for jeder, with forms such as "ejder", "jdeer", and "jedder". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jene", "Jude", "Jeep", and more, 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 jeder, spelled J-E-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Einzelner (eine Einzelne, ein Einzelnes) zusammen mit allen anderen einer Gruppe
  2. 2
    ein Einzelner (eine Einzelne, ein Einzelnes) einer Gruppe je für sich

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ejder,jdeer,jedder,jederr,jedre,jeedr,jjeder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jeder

Misspelling Variants of "jeder"

ejder5jdeer5jedder6jederr6jedre5jeedr5jjeder6
Misspelling Variants of "jeder"

Frequency rank: #221 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jeder"?
"jeder" is spelled J-E-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjeːdɐ].
What does "jeder" mean?
As a pron, "jeder" means: ein Einzelner (eine Einzelne, ein Einzelnes) zusammen mit allen anderen einer Gruppe
What words are commonly confused with "jeder"?
"jeder" is commonly confused with "jene", "Jude", "Jeep". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jeder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeder" is [ˈjeːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeder" come from?
"jeder" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter J in our German index:

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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.