Jingle

[ˈd͡ʒɪŋl̩]

/[ˈd͡ʒɪŋl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jingle” is uncommon German (frequency #55,448 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,448
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht einprägsame, kurze Melodie eines Radio- oder Fernsehsenders oder für ein bestimmtes Programm

Corpus desk

Index DE-jingle · Jingle · German

Jingle · rank #55,448 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,448
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH January

Nearest frequency peer: January (-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 „Jingle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jingle
PropertyValue
HeadwordJingle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɪŋl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,448
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jingle“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „January“ (#55,447), „Jannis“ (#55,446), „Jahreswende“ (#55,445). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jingle“ bei #55,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jingle is uncommon German at frequency #55,448 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒɪŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leicht einprägsame, kurze Melodie eines Radio- oder Fernsehsenders oder für ein bestimmtes Programm".

Jingle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Jingle, spelled J-I-N-G-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht einprägsame, kurze Melodie eines Radio- oder Fernsehsenders oder für ein bestimmtes Programm

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der ›Wochenrückblick am Samstag‹ hat im Rahmen einer Verjüngerungskur auch einen neuen Jingle bekommen.

This word in other languages

jingle(English)

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 "Jingle"?
"Jingle" is spelled J-I-N-G-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɪŋl̩].
What does "Jingle" mean?
As a noun, "Jingle" means: leicht einprägsame, kurze Melodie eines Radio- oder Fernsehsenders oder für ein bestimmtes Programm
How do you pronounce "Jingle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jingle" is [ˈd͡ʒɪŋl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jingle" come from?
"Jingle" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jannis#55,446Irrweg#55,443Julias#55,453Kabale#55,456

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list