Judah

/ˈd͡ʒuː.də/

//ˈd͡ʒuː.də// name

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

The verdict

“Judah” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,166. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,166
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez.

Corpus desk

Index EN-judah · Judah · English

Judah · rank #17,166 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,166
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH joyful

Nearest frequency peer: joyful (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Judah”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Judah” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Judah vs Judy
60% similar
Judah vs Jude
60% similar
Judah vs Judd
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Judah
PropertyValue
HeadwordJudah
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒuː.də/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,166
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Judah”

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).Judahlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “joyful” (#17,165), “Kabul” (#17,167), “insure” (#17,164). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Judah” is #17,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Judah (IPA /ˈd͡ʒuː.də/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,166 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Judah, with forms such as "jduah", "jjudah", and "juadh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Judy", "Jude", "Judd", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda. The correct English form is Judah, spelled J-U-D-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez.
  2. 2
    One of the Israelite tribes, and, according to some Abrahamic religions, descended from Judah, and from which David and his lineage came.
  3. 3
    A traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel.
  4. 4
    A male given name from Hebrew.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born…
  2. And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.

This word in other languages

Judá(Español)Juda(Français)Juda(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jduah
  • jjudah
  • juadh
  • judahh
  • juddah
  • judha
  • ujdah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Judah - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jduah2jjudah1juadh2judahh1juddah1judha2ujdah2
Edit distance from "Judah"

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 "Judah"?
"Judah" is spelled J-U-D-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒuː.də/.
What does "Judah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Judah" means: The fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez.
What words are commonly confused with "Judah"?
"Judah" is commonly confused with "Judy", "Jude", "Judd". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Judah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Judah" is /ˈd͡ʒuː.də/. 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 "Judah"?
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda. 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 "Judah", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kabul#17,167latex#17,173gorge#17,149fused#17,147

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

insure7 variantshoodie7 variantsgutted7 variantsmodem7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list