adjust
/əˈd͡ʒʌst/
"adjust" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“adjust” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,320 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,320
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To modify.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adjust |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,320 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adjust” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for adjust is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈd͡ʒʌst/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,320 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for adjust, with forms such as "addjust", "adjjust", and "adjsut". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Aust", "adult", "august", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”); Equivalent to ad- + just. Probably influenced in sense by Old French ajouster (cf. modern ajouter), f… The correct English form is adjust, spelled A-D-J-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1To modify.
- 2To improve or rectify.
- 3To settle an insurance claim.
- 4To change to fit circumstances.
Etymology
From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”); Equivalent to ad- + just. Probably influenced in sense by Old French ajouster (cf. modern ajouter), from Vulgar Latin *adiuxtāre, from Latin iuxta. The Middle English originally meant "to correct, remedy" in the late 14th century, and was reborrowed from Middle French in the early 17th century. According to another view on the etymology, the word was actually derived from Old French ajouster and then supposedly later influenced by folk etymology from Latin iustus; if so, it is a doublet of adjute.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: addjust,adjjust,adjsut,adjusst,adjustt,adjuts,adujst,ajdust,dajust
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adjust - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “adjust”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-D-J-U-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Aust” - see the side-by-side comparison. adjust vs Aust
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.