injudicious

/ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/

//ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs// adj

"injudicious" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“injudicious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Showing poor judgement; not well judged.

Key facts for injudicious
PropertyValue
Headwordinjudicious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “injudicious” sits in English frequency

injudicious falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

injudicious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Showing poor judgement; not well judged.".

injudicious doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + judicious. The correct English form is injudicious, spelled I-N-J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Showing poor judgement; not well judged.

Etymology

From in- + judicious.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "injudicious"?
"injudicious" is spelled I-N-J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/.
What does "injudicious" mean?
As an adjective, "injudicious" means: Showing poor judgement; not well judged.
How do you pronounce "injudicious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "injudicious" is /ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "injudicious"?
From in- + judicious. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “injudicious”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list