à juste raison

\a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\

/\a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“à juste raison” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec raison ; raisonnablement

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-juste-raison · à juste raison · French

à juste raison · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" 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 à juste raison
PropertyValue
Headwordà juste raison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à juste raison » en français

à juste raisonsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

à juste raison is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avec raison ; raisonnablement".

à juste raison has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à juste raison, spelled À- -J-U-S-T-E- -R-A-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec raison ; raisonnablement

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans tous les pays où l'agriculture est avancée, on considère les excréments humains, à juste raison, comme un puissant engrais, et l'on prend soin de les recueillir complétement.
  2. L'ordre des pectinibranches , à peu de chose près divisé comme dans les tableaux des Leçons d'anatomie comparée , contient, et à juste raison, les cyclostomes terrestres qui ont cependant une véritable cavité pulmonaire , […].

Synonyms

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 "à juste raison"?
"à juste raison" is spelled À- -J-U-S-T-E- -R-A-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\.
What does "à juste raison" mean?
As an adverb, "à juste raison" means: Avec raison ; raisonnablement
How do you pronounce "à juste raison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à juste raison" is \a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à juste raison" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list