Justus

[ˈjʊstʊs]

/[ˈjʊstʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Justus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,841. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,841
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-justus · Justus · German

Justus · rank #14,841 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,841
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaiserliche

Nearest frequency peer: kaiserliche (+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 „Justus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Justus“ 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).

Justus vs Just
67% similar
Justus vs Jesus
67% similar
Justus vs Justiz
67% similar

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

Key facts for Justus
PropertyValue
HeadwordJustus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈjʊstʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,841
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Justus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Justusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kaiserliche“ (#14,842), „inneres“ (#14,839), „kan“ (#14,843). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Justus“ bei #14,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Justus (IPA [ˈjʊstʊs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,841 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Justus, with forms such as "jjustus", "jsutus", and "jusstus". 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, "Just", "Jesus", "Justiz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Justus, spelled J-U-S-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Justus ist wirklich ein Pechvogel.

This word in other languages

Just(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjustus
  • jsutus
  • jusstus
  • justsu
  • justtus
  • justuss
  • jusuts
  • jutsus
  • ujstus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Justus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jjustus1jsutus2jusstus1justsu2justtus1justuss1jusuts2jutsus2
Edit distance from "Justus"

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 "Justus"?
"Justus" is spelled J-U-S-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjʊstʊs].
What does "Justus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Justus" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Justus"?
"Justus" is commonly confused with "Just", "Jesus", "Justiz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Justus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Justus" is [ˈjʊstʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Justus" come from?
"Justus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

kaufst#14,844holten#14,832Küsten#14,856Halter#14,822

Similar misspelling depth

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

Larven9 variantsPlural9 variantsdüster9 variantsRadler9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list