jodeln
[ˈjoːdl̩n]
The verdict
“jodeln” is uncommon German (frequency #71,493 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,493
- frequency rank, German
- 7,951
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rufen, um jemandem ein Signal zu geben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jodeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈjoːdl̩n] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,493 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jodeln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jodeln is uncommon German at frequency #71,493 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈjoːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jodeln, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is jodeln, spelled J-O-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1rufen, um jemandem ein Signal zu geben
- 2mit schnellem Wechsel zwischen hohen und tiefen Tönen singen, ohne aber Wörter zu verwenden
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “jodeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-O-D-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjoːdl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.