# jukebox

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːkbɒks/ · frequency rank #28,267

## Definitions
1. A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections.
2. A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection.
3. An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.
4. Ellipsis of jukebox musical.

## Etymology
1939, juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph.

## Common misspellings (10)
`jjukebox`, `jkuebox`, `juekbox`, `jukbeox`, `jukebbox`, `jukeboxx`, `jukebxo`, `jukeobx`, `jukkebox`, `ujkebox`

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