jogging

[ˈd͡ʒɒɡɪŋ]

/[ˈd͡ʒɒɡɪŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“jogging” is uncommon German (frequency #53,812 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,812
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jogging, Joggen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jogging · jogging · German

jogging · rank #53,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,812
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kantinen

Nearest frequency peer: Kantinen (+3 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 „jogging“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jogging
PropertyValue
Headwordjogging
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɒɡɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jogging“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.joggingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kantinen“ (#53,815), „ionischen“ (#53,808), „Investigation“ (#53,807). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jogging“ bei #53,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jogging is uncommon German at frequency #53,812 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒɒɡɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jogging, Joggen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jogging in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 jogging, spelled J-O-G-G-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jogging, Joggen

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 "jogging"?
"jogging" is spelled J-O-G-G-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɒɡɪŋ].
What does "jogging" mean?
As a noun, "jogging" means: Jogging, Joggen
How do you pronounce "jogging"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jogging" is [ˈd͡ʒɒɡɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jogging" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list