juke
/d͡ʒuːk/noun, verb
juke is spelled J-U-K-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, juke means “A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of juke is jukes.
How many letters and syllables are in juke?
| Letters | 4: J-U-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th 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 juke?
Juke appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 juke?
- /d͡ʒuːk/
Juke has one syllable (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: En-au-juke.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of juke
- jukes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- juking participle, present
- juked participle, past
- jook
- jugg
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does juke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.
- 2
Clipping of jukebox.
- 3
A genre of electronic music native to Chicago, noted for its fast, abstract rhythms; see footwork.
- 4
slangA feint.
- 5
slangThe neck of a bird.
verb
- 1
To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke.
- 2
slangTo hit.
- 3
slangTo stab.
- 4
slangTo thrust with the pelvis, in particular for sexual intercourse.
- 5
slangTo deceive or outmaneuver someone using a feint, especially in American football or soccer.
- 6
slangTo deceive or outmaneuver, using a feint.
- 7
slangTo bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
- 8
slangTo manipulate deceptively.
- 9
slangTo interrupt a conversation with an unrelated topic.
Smith likes juking religion when talking with his family at dinner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does juke come from?
From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”) (compare Wolof and Bambara dzug (“unsavory”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).