Joch

[jɔx]

/[jɔx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Joch” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,790. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,790
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz für Jochbein (Teil des Schädelknochens)

Corpus desk

Index DE-joch · Joch · German

Joch · rank #24,790 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,790
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jehovas

Nearest frequency peer: Jehovas (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Joch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Joch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Joch vs Joy
50% similar
Joch vs Joh
75% similar
Joch vs Jod
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Joch
PropertyValue
HeadwordJoch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jɔx]
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,790
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Joch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Jochliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Jehovas“ (#24,789), „Janine“ (#24,788), „julio“ (#24,792). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Joch“ bei #24,790. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Joch (IPA [jɔx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,790 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Joch, with forms such as "jcoh", "jjoch", and "jocch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Joy", "Joh", "Jod", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Joch, spelled J-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz für Jochbein (Teil des Schädelknochens)
  2. 2
    altes Flächenmaß (gemessen an der Fläche, die man an einem Tag mit einem Joch Ochsen umpflügen kann)
  3. 3
    durch vier Stützen gebildete räumliche Einheit
  4. 4
    Bereich zwischen zwei Brückenpfeilern
  5. 5
    Senke im Gebirgsprofil, die einen Gipfel vom nächsten oder zwei Bergstöcke voneinander trennt
  6. 6
    schweres Geschirr-Teil, das man Ochsen, Kühen und anderen Zugtieren auflegt, und mit dem sie die Last ziehen
  7. 7
    schwere Arbeit, Last, Knechtschaft
  8. 8
    Tragegestell für Eimer
  9. 9
    Tragbalken (zum Beispiel für Glocken)
  10. 10
    ein Paar Zugtiere, unter einem Joch eingespannt; Zählmaß für die verfügbaren Zugtiere
  11. 11
    Pfeiler einer Jochbrücke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Arzt erwähnte, dass mein Joch geschädigt sei.
  2. Ein Joch entspricht zwischen 0,33 Hektar (Württemberg) und 0,58 Hektar (Österreich).

Synonyms

WangenbeinPassSattelLastKnechtschaftPaar

Antonyms

FreiheitStück

This word in other languages

yoke(English)yugo(Español)malaire(Français)desfiladeiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jcoh
  • jjoch
  • jocch
  • jochh
  • johc
  • ojch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Joch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jcoh2jjoch1jocch1jochh1johc2ojch2
Edit distance from "Joch"

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 "Joch"?
"Joch" is spelled J-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [jɔx].
What does "Joch" mean?
As a noun, "Joch" means: kurz für Jochbein (Teil des Schädelknochens)
What words are commonly confused with "Joch"?
"Joch" is commonly confused with "Joy", "Joh", "Jod". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Joch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Joch" is [jɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Joch" come from?
"Joch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kali#24,794Gurt#24,756mare#24,825Marl#24,827

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

julio6 variantslauda6 variantsmonk6 variantsGenus6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list