Joch
German, noun/jɔx/
Joch is spelled J-O-C-H (4 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Joch is a German neuter noun meaning “yoke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurz für Jochbein (Teil des Schädelknochens)”.
What does Joch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteryoke
- 2
neuteryoke (oppression, bond)
- 3
neuterridge, mountain pass, col
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kurz für Jochbein (Teil des Schädelknochens) 2. altes Flächenmaß (gemessen an der Fläche, die man an einem Tag mit einem Joch Ochsen umpflügen kann) 3. durch vier Stützen gebildete räumliche Einheit 4. Bereich zwischen zwei Brückenpfeilern
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Joch
- Joches genitive
- Jochs genitive
- Joche plural
- Jochen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Joch?
- /jɔx/
- [jɔχ]
- [jɔx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Joch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Joch in German?
Joch appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).