judgemental

/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛn.təl/

//d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛn.təl// adj

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

The verdict

“judgemental” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,456
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of judgmental.

Corpus desk

Index EN-judgemental · judgemental · English

judgemental · rank #38,456 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,456
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH juba

Nearest frequency peer: juba (-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 “judgemental”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “judgemental” 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).

judgemental vs judgmental
91% similar
judgemental vs judgement
82% similar

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

Key facts for judgemental
PropertyValue
Headwordjudgemental
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛn.təl/
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,456
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “judgemental”

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).judgementallands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “juba” (#38,455), “jurisdictional” (#38,457), “jocks” (#38,454). Among 796 “J” headwords, “judgemental” is #38,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around judgemental (IPA /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛn.təl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,456 among 796 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of judgmental.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for judgemental, with forms such as "jdugemental", "jjudgemental", and "juddgemental". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "judgmental", "judgement", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From judgement + -al. The correct English form is judgemental, spelled J-U-D-G-E-M-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of judgmental.

Etymology

From judgement + -al.

Antonyms

non-judgementalnonjudgemental

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jdugemental
  • jjudgemental
  • juddgemental
  • judegmental
  • judgeemntal
  • judgemenatl
  • judgemenntal
  • judgementall
  • judgementla
  • judgementtal
  • judgemetnal
  • judgemmental
  • judgemnetal
  • judggemental
  • judgmeental
  • jugdemental
  • ujdgemental

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of judgemental - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jdugemental2jjudgemental1juddgemental1judegmental2judgeemntal2judgemenatl2judgemenntal1judgementall1
Edit distance from "judgemental"

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 "judgemental"?
"judgemental" is spelled J-U-D-G-E-M-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛn.təl/.
What does "judgemental" mean?
As an adjective, "judgemental" means: Alternative spelling of judgmental.
What words are commonly confused with "judgemental"?
"judgemental" is commonly confused with "judgmental", "judgement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "judgemental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "judgemental" is /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛn.təl/. 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 "judgemental"?
From judgement + -al. 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 "judgemental", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

intelligible17 variantsinadmissible17 variantsmethodically17 variantsdeprecating17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list