# jackpot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒækpɒt/ · frequency rank #14,974

## Definitions
1. A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
2. A large cash prize or money.
3. An unexpected windfall or reward.
4. A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
5. A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.

## Etymology
Attested as jack-pot (“big prize”), 1944; from sense "slot machine" (1932), from obsolete poker sense (1881) "antes that begin when no player has a pair of jacks or better"; from jack (“playing card”) + pot.

## Easily confused with
- **Jackson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jackpot-vs-jackson)
- **jacket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacket-vs-jackpot)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ajckpot`, `jacckpot`, `jackkpot`, `jackopt`, `jackpott`, `jackppot`, `jackpto`, `jacpkot`, `jakcpot`, `jcakpot`, `jjackpot`

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