Jokes

[d͡ʒoʊ̯ks]

/[d͡ʒoʊ̯ks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jokes” is uncommon German (frequency #61,647 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,647
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Joke

Corpus desk

Index DE-jokes · Jokes · German

Jokes · rank #61,647 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,647
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Johanneskirche

Nearest frequency peer: Johanneskirche (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Jokes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jokes
PropertyValue
HeadwordJokes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d͡ʒoʊ̯ks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,647
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jokes“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Jokesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Johanneskirche“ (#61,646), „jubelte“ (#61,648), „Jugendbücher“ (#61,649). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jokes“ bei #61,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jokes is uncommon German at frequency #61,647 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d͡ʒoʊ̯ks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Jokes in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Jokes, spelled J-O-K-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Joke
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Joke
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Joke
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Joke
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Joke

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 "Jokes"?
"Jokes" is spelled J-O-K-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d͡ʒoʊ̯ks].
What does "Jokes" mean?
As a noun, "Jokes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Joke
How do you pronounce "Jokes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jokes" is [d͡ʒoʊ̯ks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jokes" come from?
"Jokes" 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 "Jokes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Jahwe#61,640krude#61,683Hiebe#61,608Gören#61,579

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list