jungle
French, noun/ʒœ̃ɡl/
jungle is spelled J-U-N-G-L-E (6 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written French, the 7,540th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jungle is a French feminine noun meaning “jungle (large humid forest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Type de forêt dense et exotique peuplée d’animaux sauvages, rencontrée dans les pays de mousson, comme en…”.
What does jungle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejungle (large humid forest)
- 2
derogatoryfemininejungle (dog eat dog place, lawless area)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Type de forêt dense et exotique peuplée d’animaux sauvages, rencontrée dans les pays de mousson, comme en Asie du sud-est, notamment en Inde. 2. Forêt tropicale ou équatoriale peuplée d’animaux sauvages. 3. Milieu où le plus fort impose sa volonté. → voir loi de la jungle 4. Milieu où l'on se sent faible et désorienté.
noun: 1. Genre musical électronique proche de la drum and bass.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jungle
- jungles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jungle?
- /ʒœ̃ɡl/
- /ʒɛ̃ɡl/
- /ʒɔ̃ɡl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jungle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jungle in French?
jungle appears 8.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).