Joker
German, noun/ˈ(d)ʒoːkər/
Joker is spelled J-O-K-E-R (5 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Joker is a German masculine noun meaning “joker (card that substitutes any other card)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Spielkarte von besonderem Wert, kann andere Karten ersetzen”.
What does Joker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejoker (card that substitutes any other card)
- 2
masculinelifeline (help that a player can use in a situation of difficulty)
- 3
masculineA late-game substitute, especially one who makes a decisive goal.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Spielkarte von besonderem Wert, kann andere Karten ersetzen 2. Person oder Sache von besonderem Wert, die man zur gegebenen Zeit einsetzen kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Joker
- Jokers genitive
- Jokern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Joker?
- /ˈ(d)ʒoːkər/
- /ˈdʒɔʊ̯kər/
- [ˈd͡ʒoː.kɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Joker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Joker in German?
Joker appears 4.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).