jaeger
/ˈjeɪɡəɹ/noun
jaeger is spelled J-A-E-G-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jaeger means “Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jaeger is jaegers.
How many letters and syllables are in jaeger?
| Letters | 6: J-A-E-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is jaeger?
Jaeger appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 jaeger?
- US /ˈjeɪɡəɹ/
- UK /ˈjeɪɡə/
Jaeger has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jaeger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with jaeger?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jaeger from its last stressed vowel (/eɪɡəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of jaeger
- jaegers plural
- jager
- jäger
- yager
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jaeger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
- 2
A hunter or hunter's attendant.
- 3
A rifle.
- 4
A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
noun
- 1
The proprietary name of a range of woollen clothing; an item of woollen clothing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jaeger come from?
A borrowing from German Jäger (“hunter”). Related to English yacht. Compare yager, yagger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).