Jethro

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The verdict

“Jethro” is uncommon German (frequency #84,152 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,152
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Key facts for Jethro
PropertyValue
HeadwordJethro
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jethro” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Jethro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jethro is uncommon German at frequency #84,152 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Jethro, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Jethro, spelled J-E-T-H-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

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 "Jethro"?
"Jethro" is spelled J-E-T-H-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Jethro" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jethro" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Jethro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jethro" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jethro" come from?
"Jethro" 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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Using “Jethro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-E-T-H-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list