# jargon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/ · frequency rank #21,250

## Definitions
1. A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
2. A language characteristic of a particular group.
3. Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

## Etymology
From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”).

## Easily confused with
- **Jason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jargon-vs-jason)
- **Jarrod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jargon-vs-jarrod)
- **Jayson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jargon-vs-jayson)
- **jardin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jardin-vs-jargon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ajrgon`, `jagron`, `jarggon`, `jargno`, `jargonn`, `jarogn`, `jarrgon`, `jjargon`, `jragon`

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