ius

\ˈjuːs\

/\ˈjuːs\/ noun

The verdict

“ius” is uncommon French (frequency #83,983 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,983
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-ius · ius · French

ius · rank #83,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,983
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH jaz

Nearest frequency peer: jaz (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ius »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ius » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ius
PropertyValue
Headwordius
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈjuːs\
Letters3
Frequency rank#83,983
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ius » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.iustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « jaz » (#83,984), « Irano » (#83,980), « Ipanema » (#83,979). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ius » est au #83,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ius is uncommon French at frequency #83,983 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈjuːs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de jus.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ius, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ius, spelled I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de jus.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ius"?
"ius" is spelled I-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈjuːs\.
What does "ius" mean?
As a noun, "ius" means: Variante de jus.
How do you pronounce "ius"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ius" is \ˈjuːs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ius" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list