jíl

[jiːl]

/[jiːl]/ noun

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.

Key facts for jíl
PropertyValue
Headwordjíl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jiːl]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jíl“ im Deutschen

jílliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    feinkörniges Verwitterungsprodukt, Bodenart; Ton, Schlick

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jíl"?
"jíl" is spelled J-Í-L. The IPA pronunciation is [jiːl].
What does "jíl" mean?
As a noun, "jíl" means: feinkörniges Verwitterungsprodukt, Bodenart; Ton, Schlick
How do you pronounce "jíl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jíl" is [jiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jíl" come from?
"jíl" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list