jette

[ˈd͡ʒɛtə]

/[ˈd͡ʒɛtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“jette” is uncommon German (frequency #52,969 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,969
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jetten

Key facts for jette
PropertyValue
Headwordjette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɛtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,969
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jette” 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). jette 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

jette is uncommon German at frequency #52,969 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jette, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is jette, spelled J-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jetten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jetten
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jetten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jetten

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 "jette"?
"jette" is spelled J-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɛtə].
What does "jette" mean?
As a verb, "jette" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jetten
How do you pronounce "jette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jette" is [ˈd͡ʒɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jette" come from?
"jette" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “jette”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is J-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈd͡ʒɛtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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