Juche

/ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ/

//ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ// noun

"juche" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Juche” is uncommon English (frequency #86,412 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,412
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The core component of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, the state ideology of North Korea.

Corpus desk

Index EN-juche · Juche · English

Juche · rank #86,412 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,412
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH jugg

Nearest frequency peer: jugg (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Juche”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Juche” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Juche
PropertyValue
HeadwordJuche
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,412
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Juche” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Juchefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “jugg” (#86,413), “Jowett” (#86,410), “kantar” (#86,414). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Juche” is #86,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Juche is uncommon English at frequency #86,412 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The core component of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, the state ideology of North Korea.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Juche in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Korean 주체(主體) (juche, “self-reliance”, literally “subject”). The correct English form is Juche, spelled J-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The core component of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, the state ideology of North Korea.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. What is Juche in our Party's ideological work? What are we doing? We are not engaged in any other country's revolution, but precisely in the Korean revolution. This, the Korean revolution, constitutes Juche in the ideological work of our Party.
  2. Despite its rejection of theism and its political origins, there are several reasons for labeling Juche ideology a form of spirituality. […] According to Juche teachings, human beings only exist within societies.

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 주체(主體) (juche, “self-reliance”, literally “subject”).

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Juche"?
"Juche" is spelled J-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ/.
What does "Juche" mean?
As a noun, "Juche" means: The core component of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, the state ideology of North Korea.
How do you pronounce "Juche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Juche" is /ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ/. 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 "Juche"?
Borrowed from Korean 주체(主體) (juche, “self-reliance”, literally “subject”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list