jackbox
noun
jackbox is spelled J-A-C-K-B-O-X: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jackbox means “A device for routing electrical signals by means of a number of jacks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jackbox is jackboxes.
How many letters and syllables are in jackbox?
| Letters | 7: J-A-C-K-B-O-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jackbox?
Jackbox appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of jackbox
- jackboxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jackbox mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device for routing electrical signals by means of a number of jacks.
U.S. Navy SOUND-POWERED TELEPHONE TALKERS' MANUAL What precaution should you take in unplugging a cable from a jackbox?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jackbox come from?
From jack + box.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).