# juju

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːd͡ʒu/ · frequency rank #30,109

## Definitions
1. A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
2. The magical or supernatural power of such a charm.
3. The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.

## Etymology
From a West African language, probably originally from French joujou.

## Easily confused with
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-jun)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-jus)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-just)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-june)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-july)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-jump)
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-jury)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-junk)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-jung)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-juno)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-juve)
- **juke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-juke)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-jute)
- **Jura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juju-vs-jura)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-juju)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jug-vs-juju)
- **jiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-juju)
- **Juan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juan-vs-juju)
- **Judy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judy-vs-juju)
- **Jude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jude-vs-juju)

## Common misspellings (5)
`jjuju`, `jjuu`, `jujju`, `juuj`, `ujju`

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