# jus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʒuː(s)/ · frequency rank #23,881

## Definitions
1. The juices given off as meat is cooked.
2. A lightly-reduced gravy or stock made from this.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French jus (“juice”). Doublet of juice and ukha.

## Easily confused with
- **JV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jus-vs-jv)
- **JW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jus-vs-jw)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jus-vs-just)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jus-vs-juve)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jus-vs-jute)
- **j** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/j-vs-jus)
- **Jr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jr-vs-jus)
- **jo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jus)
- **JI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ji-vs-jus)
- **JA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ja-vs-jus)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jus)
- **JD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jd-vs-jus)
- **JK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jk-vs-jus)
- **JB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jb-vs-jus)
- **JG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jg-vs-jus)
- **job** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/job-vs-jus)
- **Joe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joe-vs-jus)
- **Jim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jim-vs-jus)
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joy-vs-jus)
- **Jan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jan-vs-jus)

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