Jockey

[ˈd͡ʒɔke]

/[ˈd͡ʒɔke]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jockey” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,000. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,000
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reiter von Rennpferden im Galopprennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jockey · Jockey · German

Jockey · rank #49,000 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,000
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jn

Nearest frequency peer: jn (-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 „Jockey“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Jockey“ 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).

Jockey vs Joke
67% similar
Jockey vs Joker
67% similar
Jockey vs jucken
50% similar

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

Key facts for Jockey
PropertyValue
HeadwordJockey
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɔke]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,000
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Jockey“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Jockeyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jn“ (#48,999), „Jubiläen“ (#49,002), „Jackett“ (#48,997). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jockey“ bei #49,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Jockey (IPA [ˈd͡ʒɔke]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,000 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Reiter von Rennpferden im Galopprennen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jockey, with forms such as "jcokey", "jjockey", and "jocckey". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Joke", "Joker", "jucken", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jockey, spelled J-O-C-K-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reiter von Rennpferden im Galopprennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Jockey Lester Piggot wurde von der Queen geadelt.
  2. „Er entsprach auch keineswegs den damaligen Berufswünschen Roman Bertinis, der Jockey werden wollte, weil er klein und leicht war wie eine Feder, so daß jeder sagte, er müsse später Jockey werden.“

Synonyms

Rennreiter

This word in other languages

jockey(English)jockey(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jcokey
  • jjockey
  • jocckey
  • joceky
  • jockeyy
  • jockkey
  • jockye
  • jokcey
  • ojckey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jockey - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jcokey2jjockey1jocckey1joceky2jockeyy1jockkey1jockye2jokcey2
Edit distance from "Jockey"

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 "Jockey"?
"Jockey" is spelled J-O-C-K-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɔke].
What does "Jockey" mean?
As a noun, "Jockey" means: Reiter von Rennpferden im Galopprennen
What words are commonly confused with "Jockey"?
"Jockey" is commonly confused with "Joke", "Joker", "jucken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jockey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jockey" is [ˈd͡ʒɔke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jockey" come from?
"Jockey" 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 "Jockey", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

jacket#48,996Isidor#48,994Krypta#49,027harren#48,956

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

lenzen9 variantsgemixt9 variantsFlipper9 variantsNagold9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list