Judas Priest

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jesus Christ!

Corpus desk

Index EN-judas-priest · Judas Priest · English

Judas Priest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Judas Priest
PropertyValue
HeadwordJudas Priest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Judas Priest” in English

Judas Priestfalls 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

Judas Priest is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jesus Christ!".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Judas Priest, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is Judas Priest, spelled J-U-D-A-S- -P-R-I-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jesus Christ!

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. “Judas priest!” he stammered, for here was his right-hand man as good as dead.

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 "Judas Priest"?
"Judas Priest" is spelled J-U-D-A-S- -P-R-I-E-S-T.
What does "Judas Priest" mean?
As an interjection, "Judas Priest" means: Jesus Christ!
What language does "Judas Priest" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list