jawohl
\jaː.ˈvoːl\
The verdict
“jawohl” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oui ; bien sûr.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jawohl |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \jaː.ˈvoːl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jawohl” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jawohl is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \jaː.ˈvoːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oui ; bien sûr.".
jawohl has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is jawohl, spelled J-A-W-O-H-L.
Definition
- 1Oui ; bien sûr.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “jawohl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-A-W-O-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \jaː.ˈvoːl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.