jargon

Other forms of jargon

plural

jargons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about jargon

What does jargon mean?

jargon means "a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jargon?

jargon has 2 syllables: jar-gon. The stress falls on "jar". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɑɹɡən/.

What is another word for jargon?

Close synonyms include slang, cant, lingo, argot, patois. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jargon a common word?

jargon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.