Justus

name

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"justus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Justus” is uncommon English (frequency #51,795 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,795
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Latin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-justus · Justus · English

Justus · rank #51,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,795
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH juicer

Nearest frequency peer: juicer (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Justus”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Justus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Justus
PropertyValue
HeadwordJustus
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Justus” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “juicer” (#51,794), “Kalahari” (#51,796), “jousting” (#51,793). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Justus” is #51,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Justus is uncommon English at frequency #51,795 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name from Latin.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Justus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Name of several early saints, from Latin iustus (“just”), from iūs + -tus. The correct English form is Justus, spelled J-U-S-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Etymology

Name of several early saints, from Latin iustus (“just”), from iūs + -tus.

This word in other languages

Justo(Español)Just(Français)Justus(Deutsch)Justo(Português)

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 "Justus"?
"Justus" is spelled J-U-S-T-U-S.
What does "Justus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Justus" means: A male given name from Latin.
What is the origin of the word "Justus"?
Name of several early saints, from Latin iustus (“just”), from iūs + -tus. 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 "Justus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

juicer#51,794jilted#51,789Keyser#51,802Ismael#51,781

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list