just
/d͡ʒʌst/adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, verb
just is spelled J-U-S-T. The wrong spelling people search most is jsut: about 130 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 67 of all searches for the word. Just is an adjective meaning “Factually right, correct; factual”.
How many letters and syllables are in just?
| Letters | 4: J-U-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2,692 times per million words; the 43rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, jsut, about 130 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How do you spell just?
Just is spelled J-U-S-T. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 67 of the searches for just in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is just?
Just appears 2,692 times per million words in written English, the 43rd 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 just?
- US /d͡ʒʌst/
- /d͡ʒʊst/
- /d͡ʒɛst/
As a noun (“A joust, tournament”): /d͡ʒʌst/.
Just has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-just.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with just?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as just from its last stressed vowel (/ʌst/):
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 just
- juster comparative
- more just comparative
- justest superlative
- most just superlative
- jes
- jes'
- jest
- jist
- jus'
- iust
- j
- js
- justs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- justing participle, present
- justed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does just mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Factually right, correct; factual.
It is a just assessment of the facts.
- 2
Rationally right, correct.
- 3
Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
It looks like a just solution at first glance.
- 4
Proper, adequate.
adverb
- 1
Only, simply, merely.
Just plant a few tomatoes, unless you can freeze or dry them.
- 2
Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.
I spent two hours cooking my favorite recipe, just to burn the rice and ruin the meal.
- 3
Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
Just follow the directions on the box.
- 4
Used to increase the force of an imperative; simply, without questioning.
I'm tired of playing games – just get it done.
- 5
Used to convey a less serious or formal tone.
I just called to say "hi".
- 6
Absolutely, positively.
It is just splendid!
- 7
Moments ago, only very recently.
They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.
- 8
By a narrow margin; closely; narrowly; almost not.
The fastball just missed my head!
interjection
- 1
slangExpressing dismay or discontent.
noun
- 1
A joust, tournament.
verb
- 1
To joust, fight a tournament.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate just?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of just: j, js, jst, jus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Just in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | angemessen , gerecht, berechtigt , nur, einfach, bloß |
| Portuguese | justo , só, somente, simplesmente, apenas , recentemente |
| Spanish | justo , sólo, apenas, solamente, simplemente, tan solo |
| French | juste , simplement , venir de |
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.