Jumper

[ˈd͡ʒampɐ]

/[ˈd͡ʒampɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jumper” is uncommon German (frequency #60,715 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,715
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kleidungsstück für Frauen, das einem Pullover ähnelt

Key facts for Jumper
PropertyValue
HeadwordJumper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒampɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jumper” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Jumper lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jumper is uncommon German at frequency #60,715 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒampɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Jumper, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Jumper, spelled J-U-M-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kleidungsstück für Frauen, das einem Pullover ähnelt
  2. 2
    Steckbrücke für Stiftleisten zur Verbindung der Pins

This word in other languages

jumper(English)

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 "Jumper"?
"Jumper" is spelled J-U-M-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒampɐ].
What does "Jumper" mean?
As a noun, "Jumper" means: Kleidungsstück für Frauen, das einem Pullover ähnelt
How do you pronounce "Jumper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jumper" is [ˈd͡ʒampɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jumper" come from?
"Jumper" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Jumper”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is J-U-M-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈd͡ʒampɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list