Jongleur
[ʒɔ̃ˈɡløːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Jongleur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ballkünstler
Corpus desk
Index DE-jongleur · Jongleur · German
Jongleur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jongleur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʒɔ̃ˈɡløːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Jongleur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Jongleur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʒɔ̃ˈɡløːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Jongleur, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Jongleur, spelled J-O-N-G-L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Ballkünstler
- 2Geschicklichkeitskünstler
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Jongleur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kinder sahen gebannt zu, wie der Jongleur im Zirkus fünf Bälle auf einmal durch die Luft fliegen ließ.
Synonyms
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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.