Jobber

[ˈd͡ʒɔbɐ]

/[ˈd͡ʒɔbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jobber” is uncommon German (frequency #93,119 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,119
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der einen Job hat; jemand, der jobbt

Corpus desk

Index DE-jobber · Jobber · German

Jobber · rank #93,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,119
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jive

Nearest frequency peer: jive (-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 „Jobber“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jobber
PropertyValue
HeadwordJobber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɔbɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jobber“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Jobberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „jive“ (#93,118), „jubelnden“ (#93,120), „Jauche“ (#93,116). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jobber“ bei #93,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jobber is uncommon German at frequency #93,119 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒɔbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Jobber in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Jobber, spelled J-O-B-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der einen Job hat; jemand, der jobbt
  2. 2
    jemand, der mit Aktien spekuliert; Spekulant
  3. 3
    jemand, der skrupellose Geschäfte macht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Piotr hat einen Job, er ist ein Jobber.

This word in other languages

jobber(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 "Jobber"?
"Jobber" is spelled J-O-B-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɔbɐ].
What does "Jobber" mean?
As a noun, "Jobber" means: jemand, der einen Job hat; jemand, der jobbt
How do you pronounce "Jobber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jobber" is [ˈd͡ʒɔbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jobber" come from?
"Jobber" 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 "Jobber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Jauche#93,116Kakadu#93,125kalina#93,127ignore#93,094

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list