judas

noun

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

The verdict

“judas” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,877
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative letter-case form of Judas (“traitor”).

Corpus desk

Index EN-judas · judas · English

judas · rank #17,877 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,877
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jolie

Nearest frequency peer: Jolie (-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 “judas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “judas” 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).

judas vs jus
60% similar
judas vs Judy
40% similar
judas vs Jude
40% similar

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

Key facts for judas
PropertyValue
Headwordjudas
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,877
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “judas”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Jolie” (#17,876), “Judd” (#17,878), “kan” (#17,879). Among 796 “J” headwords, “judas” is #17,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around judas, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,877 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for judas, with forms such as "jduas", "jjudas", and "juads". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jus", "Judy", "Jude", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is judas, spelled J-U-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Judas (“traitor”).
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Judas (“Judas-hole”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. There is no better example of such a phenomenon as the infamous moment when Bob Dylan was proclaimed a ‘judas’ for going electric.
  2. Soon he heard a soft grating behind the judas, and he felt—more than he saw—that a pair of eyes were peering at him from within.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jduas
  • jjudas
  • juads
  • judass
  • juddas
  • judsa
  • ujdas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of judas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jduas2jjudas1juads2judass1juddas1judsa2ujdas2
Edit distance from "judas"

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 "judas"?
"judas" is spelled J-U-D-A-S.
What does "judas" mean?
As a noun, "judas" means: Alternative letter-case form of Judas (“traitor”).
What words are commonly confused with "judas"?
"judas" is commonly confused with "jus", "Judy", "Jude". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "judas" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Jolie#17,876kinky#17,881Lenny#17,887Mandy#17,894

Similar misspelling depth

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

lessen7 variantsloosen7 variantsMcGee7 variantsmidday7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list