Jesses

[ˈjɛsəs]

/[ˈjɛsəs]/ intj

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The verdict

“Jesses” is uncommon German (frequency #70,426 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,426
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausruf des Erstaunens

Corpus desk

Index DE-jesses · Jesses · German

Jesses · rank #70,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,426
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jeremia

Nearest frequency peer: Jeremia (-1 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 „Jesses“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jesses
PropertyValue
HeadwordJesses
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈjɛsəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jesses“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Jessesfällt 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: „Jeremia“ (#70,425), „jetziges“ (#70,427), „jara“ (#70,424). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jesses“ bei #70,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jesses is uncommon German at frequency #70,426 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈjɛsəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausruf des Erstaunens".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Jesses, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jesses, spelled J-E-S-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausruf des Erstaunens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In der deutschen Fassung des Films Fargo der Coen Brüder wird der Ausruf "For Pete's sake", den die Hauptdarstellerin Frances McDormand sehr oft ausstößt, mit "Jesses" übersetzt.

Synonyms

Jesus Christus!

This word in other languages

geez(English)

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 "Jesses"?
"Jesses" is spelled J-E-S-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjɛsəs].
What does "Jesses" mean?
As an interjection, "Jesses" means: Ausruf des Erstaunens
How do you pronounce "Jesses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jesses" is [ˈjɛsəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jesses" come from?
"Jesses" 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 "Jesses", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kenias#70,450hungry#70,401Klause#70,462Heftes#70,369

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list