# judo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/ · frequency rank #20,975

## Definitions
1. A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”).

## Easily confused with
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jun)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jug)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jus)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-just)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-june)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-july)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jump)
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jury)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-junk)
- **Judy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-judy)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jung)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-juno)
- **juju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-juju)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-juve)
- **jugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jugs)
- **juke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-juke)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jute)
- **Jura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jura)
- **julio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-julio)
- **jumbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judo-vs-jumbo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`jduo`, `jjudo`, `juddo`, `juod`, `ujdo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/judo