juggling
/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəlɪŋ/noun, verb
juggling is spelled J-U-G-G-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, juggling means “The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of juggling is jugglings.
How many letters and syllables are in juggling?
| Letters | 8: J-U-G-G-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is juggling?
Juggling appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 juggling?
- /ˈd͡ʒʌɡəlɪŋ/
- /ˈd͡ʒʌɡlɪŋ/
Juggling has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-juggling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of juggling
- jugglings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does juggling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
- 2
An act or instance of juggling; a reshuffle.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of juggle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Juggling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense moving of objects in an artful manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jonglage, jonglerie |
| German | Jonglieren, Jonglage |
| Portuguese | malabarismo |
| Spanish | malabarismo, malabares |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does juggling come from?
From Middle English jogelyng, juglynge, equivalent to juggle + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).