judicious

[dʒuːˈdɪʃəs]

/[dʒuːˈdɪʃəs]/ adj

The verdict

“judicious” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vernünftig, klug

Corpus desk

Index DE-judicious · judicious · German

judicious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for judicious
PropertyValue
Headwordjudicious
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dʒuːˈdɪʃəs]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „judicious“ im Deutschen

judiciousliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

judicious is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dʒuːˈdɪʃəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for judicious in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is judicious, spelled J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    vernünftig, klug
  2. 2
    wohlüberlegt, verständnisvoll

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "judicious"?
"judicious" is spelled J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dʒuːˈdɪʃəs].
What does "judicious" mean?
As an adjective, "judicious" means: vernünftig, klug
How do you pronounce "judicious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "judicious" is [dʒuːˈdɪʃəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "judicious" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list