judgmental
judg·men·tal/ˌd͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛnt(ə)l/adjective
judgmental is spelled J-U-D-G-M-E-N-T-A-L: 10 letters and 3 syllables (judg·men·tal). It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “judgemental vs judgmental” about 110 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, judgmental means “Of or relating to judgment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in judgmental?
| Letters | 10: J-U-D-G-M-E-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: judg·men·tal |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is judgmental?
Judgmental appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce judgmental?
- UK /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛntl̩/
- US /ˌd͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛnt(ə)l/
Judgmental has 3 syllables, split judg·men·tal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-judgmental.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with judgmental
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: judgemental.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with judgmental?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as judgmental from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of judgmental
- more judgmental comparative
- most judgmental superlative
- judgemental
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does judgmental mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to judgment.
- 2
Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Judgmental in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jugeur , critique, moralisateur |
| German | verurteilend |
| Spanish | crítico, juzgador, judicante, sentencioso, criticón, juzgón (Mesoamerica) |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does judgmental come from?
From judgment + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).