# jus vs just

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jus
*noun · IPA /ʒuː(s)/ · frequency rank #23,881*
The juices given off as meat is cooked.

### just
*adjective · IPA /d͡ʒʌst/ · frequency rank #41*
Factually right, correct; factual.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jus-vs-just