juvie
/ˈd͡ʒuːvi/noun
juvie is spelled J-U-V-I-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, juvie means “Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of juvie is juvies.
How many letters and syllables are in juvie?
| Letters | 5: J-U-V-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is juvie?
Juvie appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 juvie?
- /ˈd͡ʒuːvi/
- /ˈd͡ʒyːvi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-juvie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of juvie
- juvies plural
- juvy
- juvey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does juvie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialSynonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).
- 2
colloquialA minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Juvie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense youth detention centre:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Jugendknast |
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 juvie come from?
From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).