Jod

[joːt]

/[joːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jod” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #30,628) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#30,628
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 53, das zur Gruppe der Halogene gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-jod · Jod · German

Jod · rank #30,628 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,628
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Joanna

Nearest frequency peer: Joanna (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Jod“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Jod“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Jod vs JS
33% similar
Jod vs Joy
67% similar
Jod vs Joh
67% similar

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

Key facts for Jod
PropertyValue
HeadwordJod
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[joːt]
Letters3
Frequency rank#30,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Jod“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Jodliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Joanna“ (#30,627), „journey“ (#30,629), „Irrenhaus“ (#30,626). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jod“ bei #30,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Jod is neighbouring look-alikes ("JS", "Joy", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [joːt]. Frequency #30,628 among 699 “J” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No misspelling variants are generated for Jod in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "JS", "Joy", "Joh", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Jod, spelled J-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 53, das zur Gruppe der Halogene gehört
  2. 2
    Tinktur zum Desinfizieren von Wunden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jod ist ein für den Menschen lebensnotwendiges Spurenelement.
  2. „Ich glaube, ich roch die Klippen und den Tang und das Schäumen der Wellen, die Schärfe des Jods und den darunterliegenden Geruch von ausgewaschenen und zerbrochenen Kalkmuscheln.“

Synonyms

JodlösungJodoform

This word in other languages

iodine(English)yodo(Español)iode(Français)iodo(Português)

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 "Jod"?
"Jod" is spelled J-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is [joːt].
What does "Jod" mean?
As a noun, "Jod" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 53, das zur Gruppe der Halogene gehört
What words are commonly confused with "Jod"?
"Jod" is commonly confused with "JS", "Joy", "Joh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jod"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jod" is [joːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jod" come from?
"Jod" 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 "Jod", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

LPG#30,671edi#30,519deu#30,509dal#30,502

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list