juke-box
\dʒuk.bɔks\
The verdict
“juke-box” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Machine de bar qui diffuse de la musique, selon le choix des clients, et contre rétribution.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | juke-box |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʒuk.bɔks\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “juke-box” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
juke-box is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʒuk.bɔks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine de bar qui diffuse de la musique, selon le choix des clients, et contre rétribution.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for juke-box in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is juke-box, spelled J-U-K-E---B-O-X.
Definition
- 1Machine de bar qui diffuse de la musique, selon le choix des clients, et contre rétribution.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “juke-box”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-U-K-E---B-O-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dʒuk.bɔks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.