Jukebox

[ˈd͡ʒuːkˌbɔks]

/[ˈd͡ʒuːkˌbɔks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jukebox” is uncommon German (frequency #66,371 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,371
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Musikautomat, der gegen Bezahlung Platten abspielt

Corpus desk

Index DE-jukebox · Jukebox · German

Jukebox · rank #66,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,371
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jugendherberg…

Nearest frequency peer: Jugendherbergen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Jukebox“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Jukebox“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jukebox
PropertyValue
HeadwordJukebox
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒuːkˌbɔks]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jukebox“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Jukeboxfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jugendherbergen“ (#66,370), „Kadenz“ (#66,372), „Kaffeemaschinen“ (#66,373). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jukebox“ bei #66,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jukebox is uncommon German at frequency #66,371 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒuːkˌbɔks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Jukebox in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Jukebox, spelled J-U-K-E-B-O-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Musikautomat, der gegen Bezahlung Platten abspielt
  2. 2
    Massenspeichergeräte in der Informationstechnik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Jukebox appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „John Hammond, stets ein aufmerksamer Beobachter der Ereignisse seiner Zeit, erkennt sehr bald, welche Umwälzungen Homer Capeharts Erfindung der Jukebox für die Phono-Industrie bringen wird.“
  2. „Rosa und Bobby erfanden Sätze, die zu der Melodie passten, die gerade aus der Jukebox kam, und Val und Joe forderten sich gegenseitig zu einem Wettkampf heraus, wer sich am besten an den ursprünglichen Text des Liedes erinnern konnte.“

Synonyms

MusikautomatMusikbox

This word in other languages

jukebox(English)jukebox(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jukebox"?
"Jukebox" is spelled J-U-K-E-B-O-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒuːkˌbɔks].
What does "Jukebox" mean?
As a noun, "Jukebox" means: Musikautomat, der gegen Bezahlung Platten abspielt
How do you pronounce "Jukebox"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jukebox" is [ˈd͡ʒuːkˌbɔks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jukebox" come from?
"Jukebox" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jukebox", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kaisern#66,374Kalauer#66,375Kapuzen#66,377Isotope#66,362

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list