Judah
\ˈdʒuː.də\
The verdict
“Judah” is uncommon French (frequency #69,950 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,950
- frequency rank, French
- 47,938
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Juda.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Judah |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ˈdʒuː.də\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #69,950 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Judah” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Judah is uncommon French at frequency #69,950 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈdʒuː.də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juda.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Judah, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Judah, spelled J-U-D-A-H.
Definition
- 1Juda.
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.
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Using “Judah”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-U-D-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈdʒuː.də\ (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.