Justiz

/[jʊsˈtiːt͡s]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,664

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Justiz is aGermannoun. It means: rechtsprechende Gewalt Pronounced [jʊsˈtiːt͡s]. It ranks #3,664 in German word frequency. Often confused with Justus and Just.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Justiz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Justiz is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [jʊsˈtiːt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,664 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Justiz, with forms such as "jjustiz", "jsutiz", and "jusitz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Justus", "Just", "Justin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Justiz, spelled J-U-S-T-I-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjustiz,jsutiz,jusitz,jusstiz,justizz,justtiz,justzi,jutsiz,ujstiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Justiz

Misspelling Variants of "Justiz"

jjustiz7jsutiz6jusitz6jusstiz7justizz7justtiz7justzi6jutsiz6
Misspelling Variants of "Justiz"

Frequency rank: #3,664 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.