Jodler
[ˈjoːdlɐ]
The verdict
“Jodler” is uncommon German (frequency #94,466 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,466
- frequency rank, German
- 7,951
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Musikstück, das gejodelt wird, also in einer speziellen Singweise dargeboten wird. Die Stimme schlägt dabei häufig von der Bruststimme in eine Fistel- oder Falsettstimme um.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jodler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjoːdlɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jodler” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Jodler is uncommon German at frequency #94,466 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjoːdlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Jodler in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Jodler, spelled J-O-D-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Musikstück, das gejodelt wird, also in einer speziellen Singweise dargeboten wird. Die Stimme schlägt dabei häufig von der Bruststimme in eine Fistel- oder Falsettstimme um.
- 2eine Person, die jodelt, eben in einer ganz bestimmten Weise singt
Synonyms
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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 “Jodler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-O-D-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjoːdlɐ] (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.