Judaic

/d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk/

//d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk// adj

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"judaic" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Judaic” is uncommon English (frequency #69,166 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,166
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-judaic · Judaic · English

Judaic · rank #69,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,166
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jumeirah

Nearest frequency peer: Jumeirah (+1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “Judaic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Judaic
PropertyValue
HeadwordJudaic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk/
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Judaic” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Judaicfalls in this rarity band:

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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Jumeirah” (#69,167), “Kaaba” (#69,168), “jist” (#69,162). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Judaic” is #69,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Judaic is uncommon English at frequency #69,166 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Judaic, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French judaique (modern French judaïque) and its etymon Latin iūdaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός (Ioudaïkós), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ic. Doublet of Jewy. The correct English form is Judaic, spelled J-U-D-A-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. While many consider Chanukah a celebration of Judaic values over Greek values, this is an error. The Maccabees were fighting for the rights of all cultures to exist within the same empire.
  2. The gods' begettings in the Theogony are reminiscent of the biblical human begettings in the Old Testament and emphasize their being in nature, unlike the Judaic God outside of it.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French judaique (modern French judaïque) and its etymon Latin iūdaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός (Ioudaïkós), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ic. Doublet of Jewy.

Synonyms

Jewish

This word in other languages

judaico(Español)judaïque(Français)judaico(Português)

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 "Judaic"?
"Judaic" is spelled J-U-D-A-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk/.
What does "Judaic" mean?
As an adjective, "Judaic" means: Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.
How do you pronounce "Judaic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Judaic" is /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk/. 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 "Judaic"?
Borrowed from Middle French judaique (modern French judaïque) and its etymon Latin iūdaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός (Ioudaïkós), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ic. Doublet of Jewy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list