sleep of the just
/ˈsliːp əv ðə ˈdʒʌst/
"sleep-of-the-just" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sleep of the just” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A deep and worry-free sleep.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sleep-of-the-just · sleep of the just · English
sleep of the just · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sleep of the just |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsliːp əv ðə ˈdʒʌst/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sleep of the just” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sleep of the just is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsliːp əv ðə ˈdʒʌst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
sleep of the just doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the idea that people who act justly have no worries and so sleep well, while unjust people are concerned about the consequences of their actions and so sleep poorly. The correct English form is sleep of the just, spelled S-L-E-E-P- -O-F- -T-H-E- -J-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1A deep and worry-free sleep.
- 2A peaceful death or burial.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sleep of the just appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Make your mind easy, Percival. Sleep, my son, the sleep of the just; and see what I will do for you when daylight comes to help us both.
Then—Smith went to bed, and slept the sleep of the just, with not a glimmering of an idea that he was not the unselfishest and lovingest of husbands.
Etymology
From the idea that people who act justly have no worries and so sleep well, while unjust people are concerned about the consequences of their actions and so sleep poorly.
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.