justificar

[xust̪ifiˈkaɾ]

/[xust̪ifiˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“justificar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,223
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Probar una cosa con razones convincentes, testigos o documentos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-justificar · justificar · Spanish

justificar · rank #5,223 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,223
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH judío

Nearest frequency peer: judío (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “justificar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “justificar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

justificar vs justificarse
83% similar
justificar vs justifica
90% similar
justificar vs justifican
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for justificar
PropertyValue
Headwordjustificar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xust̪ifiˈkaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,223
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “justificar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).justificarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “judío” (#5,222), “legalmente” (#5,224), “inseguridad” (#5,220). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “justificar” va en #5,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around justificar (IPA [xust̪ifiˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,223 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for justificar, with forms such as "jjustificar", "jsutificar", and "jusitficar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "justificarse", "justifica", "justifican", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is justificar, spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Probar una cosa con razones convincentes, testigos o documentos.
  2. 2
    Rectificar o hacer justa una cosa.
  3. 3
    Ajustar, arreglar una cosa con exactitud.
  4. 4
    Probar la inocencia de alguien en lo que se le imputa o se presume de él.
  5. 5
    Igualar el largo de las líneas según la medida exacta que se ha puesto en el componedor.
  6. 6
    Dicho de Dios: Hacer justo a alguien dándole la gracia.

This word in other languages

justify(English)justifier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjustificar
  • jsutificar
  • jusitficar
  • jusstificar
  • justfiicar
  • justifciar
  • justifficar
  • justifiacr
  • justificarr
  • justificcar
  • justificra
  • justiifcar
  • justtificar
  • jutsificar
  • ujstificar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justificar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jjustificar1jsutificar2jusitficar2jusstificar1justfiicar2justifciar2justifficar1justifiacr2
Edit distance from "justificar"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "justificar"?
"justificar" is spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [xust̪ifiˈkaɾ].
What does "justificar" mean?
As a verb, "justificar" means: Probar una cosa con razones convincentes, testigos o documentos.
What words are commonly confused with "justificar"?
"justificar" is commonly confused with "justificarse", "justifica", "justifican". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "justificar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "justificar" is [xust̪ifiˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "justificar" come from?
"justificar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "justificar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

legalmente#5,224inevitable#5,219servidores#5,258Valladolid#5,270

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

positivos15 variantscelebrado15 variantsadaptación15 variantsdescribir15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list