just now
/ˈd͡ʒʌst ˌnæʊ/
"just-now" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“just now” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
Corpus desk
Index EN-just-now · just now · English
just now · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | just now |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒʌst ˌnæʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “just now” in English
Rare enough to double-check
just now is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒʌst ˌnæʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for just now, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is just now, spelled J-U-S-T- -N-O-W.
Definition
- 1Very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
- 2At present; now.
- 3In a little while.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how just now appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I was talking to my friend on the phone just now.
I('ve) just now noticed that we're out of bread.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.