Justiz

[jʊsˈtiːt͡s]

/[jʊsˈtiːt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Justiz” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,664
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rechtsprechende Gewalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-justiz · Justiz · German

Justiz · rank #3,664 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,664
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Joseph

Nearest frequency peer: Joseph (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Justiz“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Justiz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Justiz vs Justus
67% similar
Justiz vs Just
67% similar
Justiz vs Justin
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Justiz
PropertyValue
HeadwordJustiz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jʊsˈtiːt͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,664
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Justiz“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Justizliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Joseph“ (#3,663), „Kampagne“ (#3,665), „Herzog“ (#3,662). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Justiz“ bei #3,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Justiz (IPA [jʊsˈtiːt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,664 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Justiz, with forms such as "jjustiz", "jsutiz", and "jusitz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Justus", "Just", "Justin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Justiz, spelled J-U-S-T-I-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechtsprechende Gewalt
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Richter, Staatsanwälte, Schöffen und Rechtsanwälte (als Organe der Rechtspflege)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Justiz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es ist Aufgabe der Justiz, über die Wahrung der Gesetze zu wachen.

Synonyms

StaatsgewaltJudikative

This word in other languages

justice(English)justicia(Español)justice(Français)justiça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjustiz
  • jsutiz
  • jusitz
  • jusstiz
  • justizz
  • justtiz
  • justzi
  • jutsiz
  • ujstiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Justiz - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jjustiz1jsutiz2jusitz2jusstiz1justizz1justtiz1justzi2jutsiz2
Edit distance from "Justiz"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Justiz"?
"Justiz" is spelled J-U-S-T-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [jʊsˈtiːt͡s].
What does "Justiz" mean?
As a noun, "Justiz" means: rechtsprechende Gewalt
What words are commonly confused with "Justiz"?
"Justiz" is commonly confused with "Justus", "Just", "Justin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Justiz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Justiz" is [jʊsˈtiːt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Justiz" come from?
"Justiz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Justiz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Joseph#3,663Herzog#3,662heftig#3,660Russen#3,681

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

korrekt9 variantsGebiete9 variantsGalerie9 variantsStaates9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list