justement
\ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“justement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,741 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #1,741
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avec justice.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | justement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,741 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “justement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for justement is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,741 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for justement, with forms such as "jjustement", "jsutement", and "jusetment". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "jugement", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 justement, spelled J-U-S-T-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Avec justice.
- 2Dans la juste proportion, ni plus ni moins qu’il ne faut, précisément.
- 3Qualifie qu'on vient de parler de telle ou telle chose/personne.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjustement,jsutement,jusetment,jusstement,justeemnt,justemennt,justementt,justemetn,justemment,justemnet,justmeent,justtement,jutsement,ujstement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “justement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-U-S-T-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “jugement” - see the side-by-side comparison. justement vs jugement
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.