justice

/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/

//ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs// noun

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"justice" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“justice” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,141
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

Corpus desk

Index EN-justice · justice · English

justice · rank #1,141 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,141
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH income

Nearest frequency peer: income (-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 “justice”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “justice” 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).

justice vs Justin
57% similar
justice vs justify
71% similar
justice vs Justine
71% similar

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

Key facts for justice
PropertyValue
Headwordjustice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,141
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “justice”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “income” (#1,140), “favorite” (#1,139), “manager” (#1,143). Among 796 “J” headwords, “justice” is #1,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around justice (IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,141 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for justice, with forms such as "jjustice", "jsutice", and "jusitce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Justin", "justify", "Justine", 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 justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word peculiar to … The correct English form is justice, spelled J-U-S-T-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
  2. 2
    The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
  3. 3
    Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
  4. 4
    The civil power dealing with law.
  5. 5
    A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
  6. 6
    Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. the justice of a description
  2. This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips.

Etymology

From Middle English justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word peculiar to Latin (not general Italic) that originated in the religious cults, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. Doublet of Justitia. Partly displaced native Old English rihtwīsnes (Modern English righteousness < rightwiseness).

Antonyms

injustice

This word in other languages

justicia(Español)justice(Français)Gerechtigkeit(Deutsch)justiça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjustice
  • jsutice
  • jusitce
  • jusstice
  • justcie
  • justicce
  • justiec
  • justtice
  • jutsice
  • ujstice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justice - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jjustice1jsutice2jusitce2jusstice1justcie2justicce1justiec2justtice1
Edit distance from "justice"

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 "justice"?
"justice" is spelled J-U-S-T-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/.
What does "justice" mean?
As a noun, "justice" means: The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
What words are commonly confused with "justice"?
"justice" is commonly confused with "Justin", "justify", "Justine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "justice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "justice" is /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/. 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 "justice"?
From Middle English justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word pe... 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 "justice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list