à juste raison

\a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\

/\a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“à juste raison” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avec raison ; raisonnablement

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)

Where “à juste raison” sits in French frequency

à juste raison falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for à juste raison is 14 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

Synonyms

à bonnes enseignesà bon titreà juste titre

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?
"à juste raison" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “à juste raison”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -J-U-S-T-E- -R-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a ʒys.tə ʁɛ.zɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list