Jota
German, noun/ˈjoːta/
Jota is spelled J-O-T-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jota is a German neuter noun meaning “iota” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schneller spanischer Volkstanz ursprünglich aus der Provinz Aragón im 3/8- oder 3/4-Takt”.
What does Jota mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteriota
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schneller spanischer Volkstanz ursprünglich aus der Provinz Aragón im 3/8- oder 3/4-Takt
noun: 1. der neunte Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets 2. das allerkleinste, das allergeringste
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 Jota
- Jotas genitive
- Iota alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Jota?
- /ˈjoːta/
- [ˈxoːta]
- [ˈxɔta]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Jota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Jota in German?
Jota appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).