jongleur
/ˈd͡ʒɑŋ.ɡlɚ/noun
jongleur is spelled J-O-N-G-L-E-U-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jongleur means “An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jongleur is jongleurs.
How many letters and syllables are in jongleur?
| Letters | 8: J-O-N-G-L-E-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 jongleur?
Jongleur appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
How do you pronounce jongleur?
- US /ˈd͡ʒɑŋ.ɡlɚ/
- US /ʒɔ̃ˈɡlɝ/
Jongleur has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jongleur.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jongleur
- jongleurs plural
- jongler
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jongleur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
- 2
A juggler; a conjurer.
- 3
A mountebank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jongleur come from?
Borrowed from French jongleur. Doublet of juggler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).