thuja

/ˈθu.d͡ʒə/

//ˈθu.d͡ʒə// noun

"thuja" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“thuja” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tree of the genus Thuja.

Corpus desk

Index EN-thuja · thuja · English

thuja · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for thuja
PropertyValue
Headwordthuja
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈθu.d͡ʒə/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “thuja” in English

thujafalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

thuja is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈθu.d͡ʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A tree of the genus Thuja.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for thuja, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From taxonomic New Latin Thuja, from Ancient Greek θυία (thuía). The correct English form is thuja, spelled T-H-U-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tree of the genus Thuja.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She walked among the thuja trees in the garden and wept: over the book, over her children, over her lost country.

Etymology

From taxonomic New Latin Thuja, from Ancient Greek θυία (thuía).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thuja"?
"thuja" is spelled T-H-U-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈθu.d͡ʒə/.
What does "thuja" mean?
As a noun, "thuja" means: A tree of the genus Thuja.
How do you pronounce "thuja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thuja" is /ˈθu.d͡ʒə/. 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 "thuja"?
From taxonomic New Latin Thuja, from Ancient Greek θυία (thuía). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list