# juggle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/ · frequency rank #28,266

## Definitions
1. To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.
2. To handle or manage many tasks at once.
3. To deceive by trick or artifice.
4. To joke or jest.
5. To perform magic tricks.

## Etymology
From Middle English jogelen, partly a back-formation of Middle English jogeler (“juggler”), and partly a borrowing from Old French jogler, jongler (“to have fun with someone”), a conflation of Latin joculāri (“to jest; joke”) and Old French jangler (“to regale; entertain; have fun; trifle with; tease; mess around; gossip; boast; meddle”), from Frankish *jangalōn (“to chit-chat with; gossip”), akin to Middle Dutch jankelen (“to murmur; whisper; mumble; grumble”), frequentative of Middle Dutch janken (“to moan; groan; complain”). Related also to Middle Low German janken (“to sigh; moan; lament”), Dutch jengelen (“to whine; whimper”) Dutch janken (“to whine; wimper”).

## Easily confused with
- **jungle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juggle-vs-jungle)
- **jumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juggle-vs-jumble)
- **judge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judge-vs-juggle)
- **jingle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jingle-vs-juggle)
- **jiggle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiggle-vs-juggle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`jgugle`, `jjuggle`, `juggel`, `jugglle`, `jugle`, `juglge`, `ujggle`

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