jewel

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The verdict

“jewel” is uncommon German (frequency #60,709 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,709
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wertvoller Stein (zum Beispiel Diamant, Rubin)

Corpus desk

Index DE-jewel · jewel · German

jewel · rank #60,709 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,709
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jesuskind

Nearest frequency peer: Jesuskind (-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 „jewel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jewel
PropertyValue
Headwordjewel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,709
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jewel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.jewelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jesuskind“ (#60,708), „jahrelangem“ (#60,707), „Jobangebote“ (#60,711). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jewel“ bei #60,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jewel is uncommon German at frequency #60,709 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for jewel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is jewel, spelled J-E-W-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    wertvoller Stein (zum Beispiel Diamant, Rubin)
  2. 2
    Schmuckstück, welches einen Schmuckstein enthält
  3. 3
    eine Person oder eine Sache, die hoch eingeschätzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He's always saying his wife is a real jewel.

Synonyms

gembrilliantprecious stonetreasure

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 "jewel"?
"jewel" is spelled J-E-W-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "jewel" mean?
As a noun, "jewel" means: wertvoller Stein (zum Beispiel Diamant, Rubin)
How do you pronounce "jewel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jewel" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jewel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kulte#60,765Hegau#60,652hedge#60,650hasta#60,644

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list