adjudge
/əˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/verb
adjudge is spelled A-D-J-U-D-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, adjudge means “To declare to be” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adjudge?
| Letters | 7: A-D-J-U-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adjudge?
Adjudge appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce adjudge?
- /əˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/
Adjudge has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-adjudge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of adjudge
- adjudges present, singular, he/she/it
- adjudging participle, present
- adjudged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adjudge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To declare to be.
- 2
To deem or determine to be.
- 3
To award judicially; to assign.
19th c., James Russell Lowell, The Heritage What doth the poor man's son inherit? Wishes o'erjoyed with humble things, A rank adjudged by toil-won merit, Content that from employment springs
- 4
To sentence; to condemn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does adjudge come from?
From Middle English ajugen, adjugen, from Old French ajugier, from Latin adiudicare. Doublet of adjudicate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).