judicious
ju·di·cious/dʒuˈdɪʃ.əs/adjective
judicious is spelled J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ju·di·cious). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, judicious means “Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in judicious?
| Letters | 9: J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ju·di·cious |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is judicious?
Judicious appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 judicious?
- UK /dʒuˈdɪʃ.əs/
- US /dʒuˈdɪʃ.əs/
Judicious has 3 syllables, split ju·di·cious in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-judicious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with judicious?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as judicious from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃəs/):
- delicious
- ambitious
- fictitious
- nutritious
- superstitious
- auspicious
- pernicious
- surreptitious
- bootylicious
- lubricious
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 judicious
- more judicious comparative
- most judicious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does judicious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Judicious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having or characterized by good judgment or sound thinking:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | judicieux |
| German | wohlüberlegt, besonnen |
| Portuguese | judicioso |
| Spanish | juicioso, criterioso |
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 judicious come from?
From French judicieux, ultimately derived from Latin iudico. Related to judge, judicial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).