# jaeger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjeɪɡəɹ/ · frequency rank #34,134

## Definitions
1. Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
2. A hunter's guide.
3. A rifle.
4. A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.

## Etymology
A borrowing from German Jäger (“hunter”). Related to English yacht. Compare yager, yagger.

## Easily confused with
- **Jeter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jeter)
- **jasper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jasper)
- **Javier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-javier)
- **jagged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jagged)
- **jagger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jagger)
- **Jammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jammer)
- **jogger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jogger)
- **jailer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jailer)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ajeger`, `jaeegr`, `jaegerr`, `jaegger`, `jaegre`, `jageer`, `jeager`, `jjaeger`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jaeger