Jurisdiktion

[juʁɪsdɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[juʁɪsdɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jurisdiktion” is uncommon German (frequency #60,716 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,716
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rechtsprechende Gewalt, Gerichtsbarkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-jurisdiktion · Jurisdiktion · German

Jurisdiktion · rank #60,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,716
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jumper

Nearest frequency peer: Jumper (-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 „Jurisdiktion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jurisdiktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordJurisdiktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[juʁɪsdɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jurisdiktion“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Jurisdiktionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jumper“ (#60,715), „Kabeljau“ (#60,717), „Kaffeebohnen“ (#60,718). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jurisdiktion“ bei #60,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jurisdiktion is uncommon German at frequency #60,716 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [juʁɪsdɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Jurisdiktion, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Jurisdiktion, spelled J-U-R-I-S-D-I-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechtsprechende Gewalt, Gerichtsbarkeit
  2. 2
    Recht eines katholischen Kirchenvorstehers, die Gerichtsbarkeit über die Kirchenmitglieder auszuüben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Gemäß dem formalen Arrangement, das Hitler am darauffolgenden Tag bestätigte, sollten die von Rosenberg ernannten Reichskommissare die Jurisdiktion über die Beauftragten Himmlers in ihren Gebieten haben, […].“
  2. „Die angesiedelten Germanen waren, obwohl sie von Theodosius im Gotenvertrag des Jahres 382 den Status von Verbündeten (foederati) erhielten, tatsächlich aber unabhängig und der römischen Jurisdiktion nicht unterworfen.“

Synonyms

GerichtsbarkeitRechtsprechung

This word in other languages

jurisdiction(English)jurisdicción(Español)compétence(Français)

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 "Jurisdiktion"?
"Jurisdiktion" is spelled J-U-R-I-S-D-I-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [juʁɪsdɪkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Jurisdiktion" mean?
As a noun, "Jurisdiktion" means: rechtsprechende Gewalt, Gerichtsbarkeit
How do you pronounce "Jurisdiktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jurisdiktion" is [juʁɪsdɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jurisdiktion" come from?
"Jurisdiktion" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kaffeebohnen#60,718Kommissariat#60,749Hitlerjugend#60,672Kriegsjahren#60,763

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list