de jure

/deː juːreː/

//deː juːreː// phrase

The verdict

“de jure” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de de iure

Corpus desk

Index ES-de-jure · de jure · Spanish

de jure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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 de jure
PropertyValue
Headwordde jure
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/deː juːreː/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “de jure” en español

de jurequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

de jure is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /deː juːreː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de de iure".

Zero misspellings are on record for de jure in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is de jure, spelled D-E- -J-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de de iure

Antonyms

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 "de jure"?
"de jure" is spelled D-E- -J-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /deː juːreː/.
What does "de jure" mean?
As a phrase, "de jure" means: Variante de de iure
How do you pronounce "de jure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de jure" is /deː juːreː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "de jure" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list