Jiddisch

[ˈjɪdɪʃ]

/[ˈjɪdɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jiddisch” is uncommon German (frequency #54,639 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,639
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus einer im Mittelalter in wichtigen Handelszentren (Rhein, Donauländer) als Verkehrssprache der Juden entstandenen Variante des Deutschen hervorgegangene Komponentensprache, bestehend vor allem a...

Key facts for Jiddisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordJiddisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjɪdɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jiddisch” 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). Jiddisch lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Jiddisch is uncommon German at frequency #54,639 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjɪdɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus einer im Mittelalter in wichtigen Handelszentren (Rhein, Donauländer) als Verkehrssprache der Juden entstandenen Variante des Deutschen hervorgegangene Komponentensprache, bestehend vor allem a...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Jiddisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Jiddisch, spelled J-I-D-D-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einer im Mittelalter in wichtigen Handelszentren (Rhein, Donauländer) als Verkehrssprache der Juden entstandenen Variante des Deutschen hervorgegangene Komponentensprache, bestehend vor allem aus mittel- und ostoberdeutschen (rheinfränkisch, ostmitteldeutsch und bairisch), semitisch-hebräisch-aramäischen (vor allem aus Talmud, Mischna), slawischen (polnisch, weißrussisch, ukrainisch) und romanischen Sprachelementen, die vor der Schoah von ungefähr 12 Millionen aschkenasischen Juden und heutzutage weltweit von schätzungsweise annähernd 1.5 Millionen Juden als Mutter- beziehungsweise Zweitsprache (insbesondere von älteren sowie haredischen Personen) in Israel, den USA, Großbritannien, Belgien, Lateinamerika (vor allem Argentinien) und auf dem Gebiet der ehemaligen Sowjetunion gesprochen wird

This word in other languages

Yiddish(English)yidis(Español)yiddish(Français)iídiche(Português)

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 "Jiddisch"?
"Jiddisch" is spelled J-I-D-D-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjɪdɪʃ].
What does "Jiddisch" mean?
As a noun, "Jiddisch" means: aus einer im Mittelalter in wichtigen Handelszentren (Rhein, Donauländer) als Verkehrssprache der Juden entstandenen Variante des Deutschen hervorgegangene Komponentensprache, bestehend vor allem a...
How do you pronounce "Jiddisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jiddisch" is [ˈjɪdɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jiddisch" come from?
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Using “Jiddisch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is J-I-D-D-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjɪdɪʃ] (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