jíl
[jiːl]
The verdict
“jíl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feinkörniges Verwitterungsprodukt, Bodenart; Ton, Schlick
Corpus desk
Index DE-jil · jíl · German
jíl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jíl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [jiːl] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jíl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jíl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [jiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feinkörniges Verwitterungsprodukt, Bodenart; Ton, Schlick".
Zero misspellings are on record for jíl in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is jíl, spelled J-Í-L.
Definition
- 1feinkörniges Verwitterungsprodukt, Bodenart; Ton, Schlick
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jíl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Už připravit tuhy, ať pro tužky, nebo pastelky, chce přesný postup, při němž se ve stanoveném poměru smíchává grafit, jíl, kaolín a barviva.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.