jodeln

[ˈjoːdl̩n]

/[ˈjoːdl̩n]/ verb

The verdict

“jodeln” is uncommon German (frequency #71,493 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,493
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rufen, um jemandem ein Signal zu geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-jodeln · jodeln · German

jodeln · rank #71,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,493
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jagdschloss

Nearest frequency peer: Jagdschloss (-4 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 „jodeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jodeln
PropertyValue
Headwordjodeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈjoːdl̩n]
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jodeln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).jodelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jagdschloss“ (#71,489), „Jupiters“ (#71,497), „Jurisprudenz“ (#71,498). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jodeln“ bei #71,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jodeln is uncommon German at frequency #71,493 among 699 “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

  1. 1
    rufen, um jemandem ein Signal zu geben
  2. 2
    mit schnellem Wechsel zwischen hohen und tiefen Tönen singen, ohne aber Wörter zu verwenden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gestern habe ich eine Stunde gejodelt.
  2. Die jodelnden Kuhhirten sind immer wieder schön anzuhören.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jodeln"?
"jodeln" is spelled J-O-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjoːdl̩n].
What does "jodeln" mean?
As a verb, "jodeln" means: rufen, um jemandem ein Signal zu geben
How do you pronounce "jodeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jodeln" is [ˈjoːdl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jodeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list