# juke

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒuːk/ · frequency rank #36,208

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”) (compare Wolof and Bambara dzug (“unsavory”)).

## Easily confused with
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-jun)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-jus)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-just)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-june)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-july)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-jump)
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-jury)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-junk)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-jung)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-juno)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-juve)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-jute)
- **Jura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-jura)
- **Julie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-julie)
- **Jules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-jules)
- **junkie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juke-vs-junkie)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-juke)
- **JK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jk-vs-juke)
- **Joe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joe-vs-juke)
- **JFK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jfk-vs-juke)

## Common misspellings (5)
`jjuke`, `jkue`, `juek`, `jukke`, `ujke`

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