juice

/d͡ʒuːs/

//d͡ʒuːs// noun

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

The verdict

“juice” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,890
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-juice · juice · English

juice · rank #3,890 · 6 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,890
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH jean

Nearest frequency peer: jean (-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 “juice”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “juice” 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).

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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “juice”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “jean” (#3,889), “landscape” (#3,891), “logic” (#3,892). Among 796 “J” headwords, “juice” is #3,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around juice (IPA /d͡ʒuːs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,890 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how juice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Squeeze the orange and some juice will come out.
  2. 1837 April, J. M. (London), in "Miscellaneous Intelligence: Art. V. Queries and Answers", The Gardener's Magazine, August edition, page 378. You are aware, I presume, that immense quantities of sugar are annually made from the juice of the A`cer sacchárinum, in the west of Pennsylvania and New York, with which our forests abound (Professor Kid, in his Bri…

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

cuttakevigvigorish

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "juice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

logic#3,892meets#3,893glory#3,884drove#3,876

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Diego6 variantsdaddy6 variantsward6 variantscant6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list