Joker

[ˈjoːkɐ]

/[ˈjoːkɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Joker” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,515
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spielkarte von besonderem Wert, kann andere Karten ersetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-joker · Joker · German

Joker · rank #12,515 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,515
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Joghurt

Nearest frequency peer: Joghurt (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Joker“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Joker“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Joker vs jose
40% similar
Joker vs jour
40% similar
Joker vs Josef
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Joker
PropertyValue
HeadwordJoker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjoːkɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,515
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Joker“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Jokerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Joghurt“ (#12,514), „Judentum“ (#12,516), „jawohl“ (#12,513). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Joker“ bei #12,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Joker (IPA [ˈjoːkɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,515 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Joker, with forms such as "jjoker", "jkoer", and "joekr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "jose", "jour", "Josef", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Joker, spelled J-O-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spielkarte von besonderem Wert, kann andere Karten ersetzen
  2. 2
    Person oder Sache von besonderem Wert, die man zur gegebenen Zeit einsetzen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit einem Joker hat man beim Canasta gute Karten.
  2. Im Team ist es wichtig, einen Joker zu haben, der aushilft, wenn nötig.

Synonyms

Jolly

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjoker
  • jkoer
  • joekr
  • jokerr
  • jokker
  • jokre
  • ojker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Joker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jjoker1jkoer2joekr2jokerr1jokker1jokre2ojker2
Edit distance from "Joker"

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 "Joker"?
"Joker" is spelled J-O-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjoːkɐ].
What does "Joker" mean?
As a noun, "Joker" means: Spielkarte von besonderem Wert, kann andere Karten ersetzen
What words are commonly confused with "Joker"?
"Joker" is commonly confused with "jose", "jour", "Josef". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Joker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Joker" is [ˈjoːkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Joker" come from?
"Joker" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list