# Jenga

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒɛŋɡə/ · frequency rank #58,123

## Definitions
1. A game where players take turns removing wooden blocks from a stack formed brickwise, the loser being the player whose actions cause the tower to collapse.
2. Any activity that involves great precision with a risk of great failure.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili -jenga (“to construct, to build”).

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