jungla

/[ˈxũŋgla]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,461

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

jungla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Bosque denso tropical. Pronounced [ˈxũŋgla]. Often confused with junta and juzga.

Key facts for jungla
PropertyValue
Headwordjungla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxũŋgla]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,461
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of jungla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jungla is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxũŋgla]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,461 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for jungla, with forms such as "jjungla", "jnugla", and "jugnla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "junta", "juzga", "jung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is jungla, spelled J-U-N-G-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bosque denso tropical.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, confusión o desorden resultante de la abundancia de alguna cosa.
  3. 3
    Lugar o ambiente peligroso o muy competitivo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjungla,jnugla,jugnla,jungal,junggla,junglla,junlga,junngla,ujngla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jungla

Misspelling Variants of "jungla"

jjungla7jnugla6jugnla6jungal6junggla7junglla7junlga6junngla7
Misspelling Variants of "jungla"

Frequency rank: #17,461 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jungla"?
"jungla" is spelled J-U-N-G-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxũŋgla].
What does "jungla" mean?
As a noun, "jungla" means: Bosque denso tropical.
What words are commonly confused with "jungla"?
"jungla" is commonly confused with "junta", "juzga", "jung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jungla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jungla" is [ˈxũŋgla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jungla" come from?
"jungla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.