jungle

Other forms of jungle

plural

jungles·

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 jungle

What does jungle mean?

jungle means "a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jungle?

jungle has 2 syllables: jun-gle. The stress falls on "jun". In IPA it is /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/.

What is another word for jungle?

Close synonyms include hobo camp. 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 jungle a common word?

jungle is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.