jacobian
/jɑːˈkəʊ.bi.ən/adjective, noun
jacobian is spelled J-A-C-O-B-I-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jacobian means “Alternative letter-case form of Jacobian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jacobian?
| Letters | 8: J-A-C-O-B-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jacobian?
Jacobian appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jacobian?
- /jɑːˈkəʊ.bi.ən/
- /d͡ʒəˈkoʊ.bi.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-Jacobian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jacobian
- jacobians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jacobian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Jacobian.
adjective
- 1
Used to specify certain mathematical objects named in honour of C. G. J. Jacobi.
The Jacobian matrix has partial derivatives as its entries.
- 2
Of or relating to the biblical Jacob.
noun
- 1
A Jacobian matrix or its associated operator.
- 2
The determinant of such a matrix.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Jacobian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jacobian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Jacobi- , Jacobi-Matrix, Funktionalmatrix, Ableitungsmatrix , Jacobi-Determinante, Funktionaldeterminante |
| Spanish | jacobiano , matriz jacobiana , determinante jacobiano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.