juice

/d͡ʒuːs/

//d͡ʒuːs// noun

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"juice" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“juice” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,890 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,890
frequency rank, English
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

juice vs June
40% similar
juice vs juve
60% similar
juice vs juke
60% similar

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

Key facts for juice
PropertyValue
Headwordjuice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/d͡ʒuːs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,890
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “juice” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). juice lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for juice is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /d͡ʒuːs/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,890 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 17 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for juice, with forms such as "jiuce", "jjuice", and "jucie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "June", "juve", "juke", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs, from *yewH- (“to mix (of meal preparation)”). Doublet of jus and ukha. In this sense, mostly displaced native Middle English se… The correct English form is juice, spelled J-U-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
  2. 2
    A beverage made of juice.
  3. 3
    Any liquid resembling juice.
  4. 4
    Any liquid resembling juice.
  5. 5
    Any liquid resembling juice.
  6. 6
    Any liquid resembling juice.
  7. 7
    Any liquid resembling juice.
  8. 8
    Any source or enabler of significant positive effects.
  9. 9
    Any source or enabler of significant positive effects.
  10. 10
    Any source or enabler of significant positive effects.
  11. 11
    Any source or enabler of significant positive effects.
  12. 12
    Any source or enabler of significant positive effects.
  13. 13
    Any source or enabler of significant positive effects.
  14. 14
    Semen.
  15. 15
    The vaginal lubrication that a female naturally produces when sexually aroused.
  16. 16
    The amount charged by a bookmaker for betting services.
  17. 17
    Musical agreement between instrumentalists.

Etymology

From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs, from *yewH- (“to mix (of meal preparation)”). Doublet of jus and ukha. In this sense, mostly displaced native Middle English sew (“juice”), from Old English sēaw (“juice, sap”) (> English sew (“juice, broth, gravy”)). Sense of "soft drink" most likely an ellipsis of fizzy juice, another similarly common term in Scotland.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

zumo(Español)jus(Français)Saft(Deutsch)sumo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jiuce,jjuice,jucie,juicce,juiec,ujice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jiuce2jjuice1jucie2juicce1juiec2ujice2
Edit distance from "juice"

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 "juice"?
"juice" is spelled J-U-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒuːs/.
What does "juice" mean?
As a noun, "juice" means: A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
What words are commonly confused with "juice"?
"juice" is commonly confused with "June", "juve", "juke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "juice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juice" is /d͡ʒuːs/. 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 "juice"?
From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs, from *yewH- (“to mix (of meal preparation)”). Doublet of jus and ukha. In this sense, mostly displaced native Middle ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “juice”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is J-U-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /d͡ʒuːs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “June” - see the side-by-side comparison. juice vs June
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list