# joke vs juke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### joke
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒəʊk/ · frequency rank #2,117*
An amusing story.

### juke
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒuːk/ · frequency rank #36,208*
A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.

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