justified
jus·ti·fied/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪd/adjective, verb
justified is spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (jus·ti·fied). It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, justified means “Having a justification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in justified?
| Letters | 9: J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: jus·ti·fied |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is justified?
Justified appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 justified?
- /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪd/
Justified has 3 syllables, split jus·ti·fied in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-justified.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of justified
- more justified comparative
- most justified superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does justified mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a justification.
The act was fully justified.
- 2
Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of justify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Justified in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a justification:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | justifié, motivé |
| German | gerechtfertigt |
| Spanish | justificado |
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.