Jugurtha

name

The verdict

“Jugurtha” is uncommon French (frequency #81,284 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,284
frequency rank, French
47,938
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Roi de Numidie, vaincu par Marius.

Key facts for Jugurtha
PropertyValue
HeadwordJugurtha
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jugurtha” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Jugurtha lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jugurtha is uncommon French at frequency #81,284 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Roi de Numidie, vaincu par Marius.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Jugurtha in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Jugurtha, spelled J-U-G-U-R-T-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Roi de Numidie, vaincu par Marius.

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 "Jugurtha"?
"Jugurtha" is spelled J-U-G-U-R-T-H-A.
What does "Jugurtha" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jugurtha" means: Roi de Numidie, vaincu par Marius.
What language does "Jugurtha" come from?
"Jugurtha" 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 “Jugurtha”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-U-G-U-R-T-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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