de jure
[deː ˈjuːʁə]
The verdict
“de jure” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Rechts wegen, rechtlich gesehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-de-jure · de jure · German
de jure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de jure |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [deː ˈjuːʁə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „de jure“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
de jure is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [deː ˈjuːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Rechts wegen, rechtlich gesehen".
de jure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is de jure, spelled D-E- -J-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1von Rechts wegen, rechtlich gesehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de jure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„De jure ist die Autonome Region Kurdistan Teil des Irak.“
„Da eine andere als die türkische Staatsangehörigkeit nicht in Betracht komme, sei er mithin de jure staatenlos.“
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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.