justo
[ˈxust̪o]
The verdict
“justo” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #723 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #723
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Guiado por la razón, la verdad o la justicia.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | justo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈxust̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “justo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for justo is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxust̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #723 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for justo, with forms such as "jjusto", "jsuto", and "jusot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "juzgo", "justos", "jus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is justo, spelled J-U-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Guiado por la razón, la verdad o la justicia.
- 2Que se conforma a los derechos de alguien, a la ley.
- 3Que cumple con estándares, requerimientos o especificaciones. Sin más ni menos de lo requerido para cierto propósito.
- 4Que se ajusta, acopla o ensambla bien con otra cosa en su tamaño y forma.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjusto,jsuto,jusot,jussto,justto,jutso,ujsto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “justo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-U-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxust̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “juzgo” - see the side-by-side comparison. justo vs juzgo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.