justification

Name: justification, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

//ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“justification” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,200
frequency rank, English: 4,872
“J” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

Key facts for justification
Property	Value
Headword	justification
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#9,200
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “justification” sits in English frequency

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

#9,200

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around justification (IPA /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,200 among 4,872 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for justification, with forms such as "jjustification", "jsutification", and "jusitfication". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus. The correct English form is justification, spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
2
The forgiveness of sin.
3
The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

Etymology

From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.

Antonyms

condemnation conviction

This word in other languages

justificación(Español)justification(Français)Rechtfertigung(Deutsch)justificativa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

jjustification
jsutification
jusitfication
jusstification
justfiication
justifciation
justiffication
justifiaction
justificaiton
justificasion
justificatino
justificationn
justificatoin
justificattion
justificcation
justifictaion
justiifcation
justtification
jutsification
ujstification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justification - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "justification"

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 "justification"?

"justification" is spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.

What does "justification" mean?

As a noun, "justification" means: A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

What are common misspellings of "justification"?

Common misspellings include "jjustification", "jsutification", "jusitfication", "jusstification", "justfiication". The correct spelling is "justification".

How do you pronounce "justification"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "justification" is /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/. 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 "justification"?

From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “justification”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is J-U-S-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.