jodel

[ˈjoːdl̩]

/[ˈjoːdl̩]/ verb

The verdict

“jodel” is uncommon German (frequency #69,390 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,390
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jodeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-jodel · jodel · German

jodel · rank #69,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,390
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jerzy

Nearest frequency peer: Jerzy (-2 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 „jodel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jodel
PropertyValue
Headwordjodel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈjoːdl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jodel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).jodelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jerzy“ (#69,388), „Jungfernfahrt“ (#69,392), „Jungunternehmer“ (#69,394). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jodel“ bei #69,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jodel is uncommon German at frequency #69,390 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈjoːdl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for jodel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is jodel, spelled J-O-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jodeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jodeln

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 "jodel"?
"jodel" is spelled J-O-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjoːdl̩].
What does "jodel" mean?
As a verb, "jodel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jodeln
How do you pronounce "jodel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jodel" is [ˈjoːdl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jodel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list